Made | Unmade Houston

Location: Houston, TX

Year: 2017

Made|Unmade Houston: Technology, Fabrication, and Design is an exhibition and series of public programs connecting and promoting Houston designers, craftsmen and their work. The project includes furniture, objects and installations designed and fabricated in Houston, with an emphasis on materials, process and craftsmanship. Narratives exploring the concepts as well as history, place and personalities behind the work are explored in graphic displays, videos, lectures, panel discussions, tours and studio visits.

Featured designers include  1.618DesignWorks, Logan Beck, Alan Bruton Studio, Cobalt Office, Andrew Colopy, David Costanza, DMD Studios, Eklektic Jewelry Studio, I/O Studio, Jason Logan, Shawn Lutz, māk studio, Metalab, Noëlle Mulder, RE:site, and Root Lab.

This exhibit is curated by Eric Arnold, Assoc. AIA, and Michael Gonzales.

Video Production by Kathryn Way

Exhibitions staff: Jeffrey Liao and Mat Wolff

This exhibit and related programs are sponsored in part by the Architecture Center Houston Foundation, a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design.

Special thanks to Fernando Brave, FAIA; Brochsteins; Eklektic Jewelry Studio; Jeff Feng; Meg Jackson; the Keeland Design Center; Yonis Kintero; Bob Martin; Roman Mendez, Joe Meppelink; Post Studio; Rice School of Architecture; TXRX Labs; the University of Houston Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design; and Westlake Chemical Company