Stephen Burks (USA)
www.readymadeprojects.com

Natural Geometries

16.07. - 22.07.2006

Exploring the Beauty of Structure
Geometry (from the Greek words Geo = earth and metro = measure)

Nature, by design, is perfect. Its inherent geometric systems coexist with one another from the molecular level to the global level. In everything we find structure, the basis for stability and form. If we explore our surroundings at the macro and micro scales, the beauty and lessons of nature will be revealed. Within the contexts of art, design and architecture the possibilities for inspiration are endless.

Stephen Burks

Stephen Burks and his New York studio, Readymade Projects, have been responsible for creative design direction on projects ranging from retail interiors and events to lighting, furniture and industrial design
He has developed innovative concepts for international brands including Aid To Artisans, Cappellini, Covo, David Design, E&Y, Estee Lauder, Idee, Missoni, Mogu, Moroso, Triple 5 Soul, Vitra and Zanotta. He has consistently been the first African-American industrial designer to ever collaborate with these companies.
His work has been featured in numerous design publications and journals. Stephen's projects have been exhibited around the world at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York, Tokyo Design Week, the Salone del Mobile in Milan, the Victoria & Albert Museum's exhibition Milan in a Van, the 2003 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's Design Triennial.

As a lecturer, Stephen has been invited to speak at Schools of Design both in his home country and abroad. In 1997, he was one of fifteen designers invited to host a design workshop at the Ecole Des Beaux Arts de Sainte Etienne in France. As the international art director for the former Japanese brand Mogu, he designed the Missoni Mogu Fun Fun exhibition during the Salone del Mobile, 2004. Most recently, Stephen was chosen by Infiniti as a featured creative in their current international ad campaign, Infiniti In Black.

Stephen studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology and Product Design at IIT'S Institute of Design, as well as attending Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture.