https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/beauty-and-meaning/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PvlhLauM2wE/hqdefault.jpg In Residence: Pedro Reyes & Carla Fernández The beauty in ife is the meaning we bring to it, the creative languages, nature, those we support and those we love. Beauty is the salve that vacillates our longevity, supports our will, shines a light for waning hope. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PvlhLauM2wE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvlhLauM2wE yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/c517km0bw5me2cgl2p2lxdsgo5hbny/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RhmX0EPD1XU/hqdefault.jpg Interior Design | The Modern Wabi-Sabi Home Tour • London The striving to do better and to be better is a process of discovery, a curiosity of finding what satiates the mind and body, regulating emotion during the ups and downs of living life. It is within this process of seeking that we learn who we are, matching thought and emotion with doing: creating beauty and finding meaning. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RhmX0EPD1XU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhmX0EPD1XU yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/74qctim0rpfkzuqvghey9vr2rlm29p/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H-JR_VhZ2Fk/hqdefault.jpg Nature's Symphony - soothing classical music and spectacular wildlife footage The influence of nature over all we create is profound, sometimes obvious, often subtle, floating up from our subconscious mind and deepest intuition. We create from which we are born, that which encompasses our DNA, filtering through our pores and escaping through our nightly dreams. All that we create is somewhat autobiographic, what we see and experience is a part of us, as we consume and then expel. https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-JR_VhZ2Fk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-JR_VhZ2Fk yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/a-rising-tide-raises-all-boats/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YEHtBJ5lkTU/hqdefault.jpg Zheng Lu - Reflections on Still Water Life behaves very much like water, it can be still and deep as night or thunderous as a Summer’s storm. We live in difficult times and seek out the opposite, the calm within the storm, solace within our homes. It seems as though we have little control, except for our selves and how we live, what we surround ourselves with, and whom. https://www.youtube.com/embed/YEHtBJ5lkTU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHtBJ5lkTU yes https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z3ykc-dy5H4/hqdefault.jpg Masaru Emoto Water Experiment. Music for Stress Relief •40 Life behaves very much like water, it can be still and deep as night or thunderous as a Summer’s storm. We live in difficult times and seek out the opposite, the calm within the storm, solace within our homes. It seems as though we have little control, except for our selves and how we live, what we surround ourselves with, and whom. https://www.youtube.com/embed/z3ykc-dy5H4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3ykc-dy5H4 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/memory/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JEYQ5IN1TQI/hqdefault.jpg CHIHARU SHIOTA - Labyrinth of Memory The items we choose to collect hold memories of time, reminding us of our past while inspiring days to come. They support us in their utility and ease us in their beauty, heirlooms to the future coming. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JEYQ5IN1TQI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEYQ5IN1TQI yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/presence/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/OS0Tg0IjCp4/hqdefault.jpg Presence Being present takes a willingness to see what’s around us, the simple and complex, the beautiful and the ugly. Seeing what’s in front of us guides us to what’s to come, opens us up to reality, to what’s possible. By being present we see our choices more clearly, we see and create beauty, building what we wish to see around us and in the future. https://www.youtube.com/embed/OS0Tg0IjCp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS0Tg0IjCp4 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/the-object-and-creation/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1HtZDtzb-sI/hqdefault.jpg Inside ceramicist and artist Joan Gardy-Artigas's farmhouse studios An object speaks for the inner self that cannot voice its identity and expresses where words cannot fully define. It is both the mirror and the reflection, physical manifestation of the ephemeral and the capricious: map and bread crumb. Beyond the object is the space that contains it, manifesting itself as story book, archive to the lives we lead. https://www.youtube.com/embed/1HtZDtzb-sI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HtZDtzb-sI yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/to-create-is-to-manifest/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FHuwfa3wJoA/hqdefault.jpg Martin Puryear: Liberty / U.S. Pavilion at Venice Art Biennale 2019 To create is to manifest an inner longing, a universal question or emotion, giving weight and order to the capricious mind and body. It is a means to smooth the edges or to sharpen for the purpose of clarity. To create is an expressive language that often digs deep, uplifts and shines a light on the complexities and beauty of life and what it means to live. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FHuwfa3wJoA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHuwfa3wJoA yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/a-bigger-picture/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/l3QQQu7QLoM/hqdefault.jpg A Decade of Sun We are all small in comparison to the world and the universe that surrounds us. We are in fact a minuscule part to nature, despite our egos, yet this is where we came from, what we are made of: the stars, the sun and the moon. https://www.youtube.com/embed/l3QQQu7QLoM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3QQQu7QLoM yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/memory-and-experience/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OHKAyrNuPYU/hqdefault.jpg Powell Tillmans - Feel the Night Depending on one’s perception, life moves quickly or slowly, either way it leaves a residue that speaks to a bigger picture, the here and now. We consume time as quickly as we are consumed by history, gorging on immediacy, storing memories for the long trail ahead. https://www.youtube.com/embed/OHKAyrNuPYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKAyrNuPYU yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/refuge-sanctuary-home/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SIQlWkYijLM/hqdefault.jpg In Residence Ep 15: “Ricardo Bofill” by Albert Moya In this era, one hopes for sanctuary, longs for refuge and even escape. It is possible in this time to create an oasis that buffers, as we build the changes that betters our future. To create a refuge is to build metaphorical muscle, mindful stamina, jututsu for the long journey forward. https://www.youtube.com/embed/SIQlWkYijLM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQlWkYijLM yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/to-live-better-and-do-better/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/k8JjyHfOMJ8/hqdefault.jpg The Wild Garden At this point in time we have been forced to step off the whirligig of life and see what’s around us, both the beauty and the ugly. We have stepped back and viewed ourselves and our lives, how we live, who we are and our impact upon the future. Whether this is sustainable is up to us. We have a choice moving forward, to see the beauty that surrounds and to create change or to continue to spiral in place: the glass being half empty or half full. https://www.youtube.com/embed/k8JjyHfOMJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8JjyHfOMJ8 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/nature-inside-and-out/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JonYYidCFk4/hqdefault.jpg Walmer Yard: Architecture for the Senses by Laura Mark and Jim Stephenson | VDF | Dezeen Bringing nature in or closer is a increasingly strong movement that not only is bringing us closer to the natural world but to our natural selves and the tie between the two. In an era of lessons, one thing we are learning is our necessary connection to nature as sentient and sensory beings. This in theory is like going home again, back to where we’ve come from: looping back as we move forward. https://www.youtube.com/embed/JonYYidCFk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JonYYidCFk4 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/the-structures-of-our-living/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5WwTQikJI7U/hqdefault.jpg Watch a couple's elastic dance in Brutalist Berlin Our lives are informed by our surroundings: architecture, spaces and the objects within them. These are the clues to who we are as they are the inspirations that move us forward. Architecture speaks to our physical form, our minds and emotions, as does the spaces we live in and the objects we collect. These are all tethered by the act of inspiration, by our need to express who we are and our hopes for the future. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5WwTQikJI7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WwTQikJI7U yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/beauty-nature-and-human-kind/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h2UlzEgTQFE/hqdefault.jpg SPACE BETWEEN THINGS: Interview with Eran Chen Nature continues to be explored as subject matter within all the creative arenas. It fascinates us as its mysteries frighten us, we know ourselves and nature very little, both are clearly intertwined deepening this unknown and our drive to understand. https://www.youtube.com/embed/h2UlzEgTQFE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2UlzEgTQFE yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/nurturing/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yu4XzFK6elI/hqdefault.jpg In Residence: Ian Simpson How we live today speaks volumes to how the future will look. The more we nurture ourselves and our environments both natural and built, the more fulfilled our lives and those of others to come, will be. This is our instinct of nature and nurture, of not only survival but empathy and the inspiration of beauty. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yu4XzFK6elI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu4XzFK6elI yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/to-nurture-and-gather/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/i46sOBp9sf0/hqdefault.jpg In Residence: Michele Oka Doner To burrow deep into one’s living space, finding comfort and ease from the day’s events is to seek nirvana, heaven on Earth and even bliss. It isn’t hard to understand why we seek out respite, life is difficult, we crave nourishment, joy and the inspiration of beauty. https://www.youtube.com/embed/i46sOBp9sf0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i46sOBp9sf0 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/how-we-live/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OOpL1jZ97lE/hqdefault.jpg In Residence: Pierre Yovanovitch The way we live in this world has shifted, moved to a simpler and more intimate place, our homes and even to our deeper selves. We are in a time of forced contemplation, a time to reflect on who we are and where it is we need to go. https://www.youtube.com/embed/OOpL1jZ97lE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOpL1jZ97lE yes https://sentientfurniture.com/blog/james-turrell-you-who-look/ https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/621487738-fbb0165f497bdf34d0aff6f392410d6f939d42f7375a5589ff16f6a5615ecda7-d_1280x720?region=us James Turrell: You Who Look | Art + Film What is visual perception? James Turrell, the artist who, for over 40 years, has been creating artworks that test our notions of seeing, takes us on a journey through his immersive series of works. Directed by Jessica Yu About LACMA Productions Over the decade, with the establishment of the Art+Film initiative, LACMA has dedicated resources to producing short documentary films on artists including John Baldessari, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Barbara Kruger, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, and Catherine Opie that are directed by outside filmmakers. By producing and commissioning work from emerging and mid-career filmmakers such as Lance Accord, Sini Anderson, Pippa Bianco, Dime Davis, Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, Lisanne Skyler, Chrsitine Turner, Lucy Walker, and Jessica Yu. LACMA has created a series of short documentaries that have earned official selections and awards at some of the leading international film festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, DOC NYC, Outfest, Aspen Shortsfest, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Full Frame, Provincetown Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, and AFI DOCS. As LACMA continues to define itself as a place to innovate and set standards for museums around the country, LACMA Productions aims to establish a forum for atypical films about art and artists for our audiences worldwide. It has become more important than ever to create compelling content that can educate and inspire, connecting audiences to the artists of our time. About LACMA Located on the Pacific Rim, LACMA is the largest art museum in the western United States, with a collection of nearly 140,000 objects that illuminate 6,000 years of artistic expression across the globe. Committed to showcasing a multitude of art histories, LACMA exhibits and interprets works of art from new and unexpected points of view that are informed by the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. LACMA’s spirit of experimentation is reflected in its work with artists, technologists, and thought leaders as well as in its regional, national, https://player.vimeo.com/video/206450863 https://vimeo.com/206450863 490 2017-03-02T13:25:01+00:00 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/collabs/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kjKtTuhJ5P8/hqdefault.jpg Porsche X SENTIENT Furniture - Monterey Car Week 2019 [et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="4.27.5" background_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" use_background_color_gradient="on" background_color_gradient_direction="138deg" background_color_gradient_stops="#c0ac91 0%|#677e96 100%" background_color_gradient_start="#c0ac91" background_color_gradient_end="#677e96" background_image="https://sentientfurniture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sentient_friends_live_edge_bookcase_concept_53-scaled.jpg" parallax="on" parallax_method="off" height="100vh" custom_margin="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_tablet="||40px||false|false" custom_margin_phone="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_last_edited="on|desktop" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_fullwidth_header title="Collaboration & Artistic Furniture Projects – SENTIENT X" subhead="The finest display of functional art." button_one_text="Shop the Curated Gallery" button_one_url="https://www.sentientgallery.com/exhibitions" module_id="sentient" _builder_version="4.27.4" title_letter_spacing="-1px" content_font="Merriweather Sans|300|||||||" content_text_color="#ffffff" content_font_size="18px" content_letter_spacing="-1px" subhead_font="Merriweather… https://www.youtube.com/embed/kjKtTuhJ5P8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjKtTuhJ5P8 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/luxury-furniture/contemporary-lounges-armchairs/wave-chaise-longue/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kjKtTuhJ5P8/hqdefault.jpg Porsche X SENTIENT Furniture - Monterey Car Week 2019 [et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="4.27.5" background_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" use_background_color_gradient="on" background_color_gradient_direction="138deg" background_color_gradient_stops="#c0ac91 0%|#677e96 100%" background_color_gradient_start="#c0ac91" background_color_gradient_end="#677e96" background_image="https://sentientfurniture.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SENTIENT-Wave-Chaise-Lounge-in-White-Faux-Fur-side-view-scaled.jpg" parallax="on" custom_margin="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_tablet="||40px||false|false" custom_margin_phone="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_last_edited="on|desktop" hover_enabled="0" locked="off" global_colors_info="{}" height="100vh" sticky_enabled="0"][et_pb_fullwidth_header title="Wave Chaise Lounge" subhead="Premium upholstery and impeccable craftsmanship." button_one_text="Inquire about This Design" button_one_url="/contact-form/?product=wave" _builder_version="4.27.4" content_font="Merriweather Sans|300|||||||" content_text_color="#ffffff" content_font_size="18px" content_letter_spacing="-1px" subhead_font="Merriweather Sans|300|||||||" subhead_font_size="20px" subhead_letter_spacing="0px" subhead_line_height="1.5em" title_font_size_tablet="" title_font_size_phone="36px" title_font_size_last_edited="on|phone"… https://www.youtube.com/embed/kjKtTuhJ5P8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjKtTuhJ5P8 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/events/sentient-x-porsche-during-the-911-speedster-celebration-at-monterey-car-week-2019/ https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/836196433-0e3ba3311f8db3f5a49dea052efa6563a95471e73758558e1b0da09203dfba01-d_1280x720?region=us SENTIENT x Porsche SENTIENT proudly partnered with Porsche during Monterey Car Week this year. Our pieces add a layer of timeless style to Porsche’s extraordinary display throughout the Zentrum Hospitality Lounge. https://player.vimeo.com/video/363362538 https://vimeo.com/363362538 64 2019-09-30T13:35:55+00:00 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/about/studio-workshop-brooklyn-new-york/ https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/849859891-ea0aebf9788d5963e128696221f6ac1f07a9fab71209bac7a40defa22c530447-d_1280x720?region=us SENTIENT Furniture Workshop | Brooklyn, New York The philosophy of SENTIENT Furniture is found in the name. The word ‘sentient’ is defined as ‘the power of perception by sensation and consciousness’. In one way or another our intention is to reach or alert our customers consciousness. We want our designs and products to be thought-provoking, curious, interesting and at times out-of-the-blue. The goal is to provoke a reaction. If a customer or observer comments, questions or asks for more information we have succeeded. https://player.vimeo.com/video/387054298 https://vimeo.com/387054298 85 2020-01-24T16:47:51+00:00 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/about/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kjKtTuhJ5P8/hqdefault.jpg Porsche X SENTIENT Furniture - Monterey Car Week 2019 [et_pb_section fb_built="1" fullwidth="on" _builder_version="4.27.5" background_color="rgba(0,0,0,0)" use_background_color_gradient="on" background_color_gradient_direction="138deg" background_color_gradient_stops="#c0ac91 0%|#677e96 100%" background_color_gradient_start="#c0ac91" background_color_gradient_end="#677e96" background_image="https://sentientfurniture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sentient_friends_live_edge_bookcase_concept_82-scaled.jpg" background_position="center_left" height="100vh" custom_margin="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_tablet="||40px||false|false" custom_margin_phone="||60px||false|false" custom_margin_last_edited="on|desktop" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_fullwidth_header title="About SENTIENT" subhead="Furniture Design Studio, Gallery & Workshop in Brooklyn, New York" button_one_text="Luxury Collection" button_one_url="/luxury-furniture/" button_two_text="Clients & Projects" button_two_url="/custom-furniture/projects-and-contracts/" module_id="sentient" _builder_version="4.27.5" title_letter_spacing="-1px" content_font="Merriweather Sans|300|||||||" content_text_color="#ffffff" content_font_size="18px" content_letter_spacing="-1px" subhead_font="Merriweather Sans|300|||||||" subhead_font_size="20px"… https://www.youtube.com/embed/kjKtTuhJ5P8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjKtTuhJ5P8 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/happyhappyjoyjoy-joey-watson-handjob-gallery/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/23EKRE2hT_s/hqdefault.jpg Joey Watson We checked out the opening reception Friday, September 9, 2016, 7–10p at HANDJOB Gallery featuring a solo exhibition of ceramic works by Kansas City based artist Joey Watson. https://www.youtube.com/embed/23EKRE2hT_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23EKRE2hT_s yes https://sentientfurniture.com/art-design/separated-at-birth-kara-walkers-domino-sugar-sphinx-airlander-10/ https://img.youtube.com/vi/eJ2FSKqG4bk/hqdefault.jpg Separated at Birth? Kara Walker’s Domino Sugar Sphinx + Airlander 10 Separated at Birth? Design echoes art, echoes the human form … https://www.youtube.com/embed/eJ2FSKqG4bk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ2FSKqG4bk yes https://sentientfurniture.com/inspiration/underworld-tomato/ https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/493844146-e578973698d1de157907dffb2c91eeb7231bf01f236cecebbb867fd6772d2a49-d_1280x720?region=us Pixel Wall QEOP Stop frame animation created using the Pixel Wall installation designed by Tomato for the hub building at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. https://player.vimeo.com/video/109229918 https://vimeo.com/109229918 122 2014-10-17T07:55:17+00:00 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/blog/video-of-the-week-pull-me-to-life/ https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/443085465-945560c999c60d1fb263e593f9e4cb6fd6cab7e9b491f5f821c6984a2ca5b712-d_640?region=us pull me to life pull me to life https://player.vimeo.com/video/70039232 https://vimeo.com/70039232 68 2013-07-10T10:13:14+00:00 yes https://sentientfurniture.com/uncategorized/milan-design-week-2016/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FNKmNJlh5lQ/hqdefault.jpg Lift-Bit | Teaser Introducing 10 THINGS, a weekly design round up. To start things off, we scoured the web for the best of Milan Design Week 2016! Hopefully next year, we'll be there ourselves … https://www.youtube.com/embed/FNKmNJlh5lQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNKmNJlh5lQ yes https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ofU2hxtyVbw/hqdefault.jpg Lee Broom interview: Salone del Automobile installation | Architecture | Dezeen Introducing 10 THINGS, a weekly design round up. To start things off, we scoured the web for the best of Milan Design Week 2016! Hopefully next year, we'll be there ourselves … https://www.youtube.com/embed/ofU2hxtyVbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofU2hxtyVbw yes https://sentientfurniture.com/blog/the-next-rambrandt/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IuygOYZ1Ngo/hqdefault.jpg The Next Rembrandt Blurring the boundaries between art and technology, we set out on a challenge to see if the great Master can be brought back to life to create a new painting https://www.nextrembrandt.com The Next Rembrandt is a collaboration between: ING / Microsoft / TU Delft / Mauritshuis / Rembrandthuis https://www.youtube.com/embed/IuygOYZ1Ngo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuygOYZ1Ngo yes https://sentientfurniture.com/furniture-design/most-of-us-can-recognize-his-iconic-diamond-chair-even-if-we-dont-know-his-name/ https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zS-YQ0-Rmmk/hqdefault.jpg Harry Bertoia Sonambient Sculpture Barn Motion Study In the furniture design industry, Harry Bertoia is considered a modern master for his classic wire frame collection, which was produced by Herman Miller and refined by Knoll.  https://www.youtube.com/embed/zS-YQ0-Rmmk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS-YQ0-Rmmk yes