Chris Poehlmann Sketches

“I started sketch­ing furni­ture and light­ing in 1985 while in photo school and filled up multi­ple sketch­books for a couple years before making my first work. It was a process of self educa­tion in the language of design as well as just getting ideas out of my head to make room for more. Finally in ​‘88 or ​‘89 it became obvious to me that I needed to take these sketches and turn them into some­thing. After making my first chair and tables from copper pipe and pipe fittings, I was offered a solo show in 1990 and there has been no looking back. 36 years later, my sketches aren’t much better, but they are still the foun­da­tion of how I begin each project and I’m still as possessed by the world of furni­ture and light­ing as I was back in ​‘85.”