9′ newGROWTH Chandelier in Aspen
Compressed Sunflower Seed Particle Board
Learn more about Christopher
- About
Christopher Poehlmann has been designing and manufacturing studio furniture and decorative lighting since 1985. He has served two terms on the FS Board of Trustees. A lifelong advocate of fine craft, Poehlmann makes no apologies for his obsession with making fake wood objects. New work, prototypes, jphotography and other things of interest are regularly posted on Instagram @cplighting
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- Philadelphia, PA
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Portfolio
newGROWTH Chair #2
Aluminum
CP at work
Focused mainly on metal work, Poehlmann also combines acrylic, glass and sometimes even wood in his production.
Breuer diStijl Chair
Steel, plywood, laminate / 2019 30”× 18” × 18”Built for the Bauhaus Seen show at Carbondale Arts, this chair mimics the proportions and look for Breuer’s diSitjl chair reinterpreting it in two of my favorite materials: wood bark steel rod and WilsonArt Grain laminate.
Bessey Sconce -- wood round
Aluminum
newGROWTH2 chandelier
Lamp: Aluminum and acrylic. Table: aluminum, plywood and laminate / 2016newGROWTH2 over one of our LiveEdge faux bois dining tables. Low voltage dimmable LED with 7” x 1.25” turned acrylic lenses.
ModernRustic Chair
Aluminum plywood laminate / 2016 32 “ × 20” w × 24” DOne of an ongoing series of chairs reinterpreting twig furniture in fabricated aluminum with cartoon wood grain laminate seats.
Flower & Forest Screen
Aluminum and bottle glass. / 2019 5’ × 4’ × 6”Room divider concept screen illustrating that this series can also be wall or ceiling mount, or as window or atrium covering. Made from aluminum with hand blown up-cycled bottle glass and brass. Any size needed.
Budding newGROWTH pendant
Aluminum and glass / 2019 4’ h × 18” × 18”Bringing curves and glass into our newGROWTH series, this pendant has 3” diameter glass orb shades that have been hand silvered.
LiveEdge Dining Table with newGROWTH Chandelier
Carved Acrylic
newGROWTH with glass shades
Aluminum and glass / 2017 40” diameter c 20”hTraditional chandelier style with glass shades representing pillar candles. Built to suit from 30” diameter to 72”diameter. Fabricated from aluminum. UL listed.
Mangrove NewGROWTH chandelier
Aluminum / 2019 48” × 24” × 24”Cantilever design for off Set j‑box. This commission required the stylized mangrove leaves to be fabricated to help shade the exposed bulbs and reference the surrounding South FL flora.
