PRIVATE PROPERTY brings together high-end sustainable furniture design and downtown New York graffiti culture: The project counts on the participation of infamous graffiti writers EARSNOT, SEMEN, JIM JOE and KR; legendary Lower East Side hang out Max Fish and its unruly clientele; and lifestyle brand ALIFE—all of whom have produced self-titled pieces.

A collaborative effort between ALIFE and Brooklyn-based contemporary furniture manufacturer UHURU, the project runs during New York Design Week and presents a a unique collection of handcrafted sustainable furniture that plays with the concept of vandalism, private property
and each’s appropriation of the other.

Open from May 14 to May 17, 2011.

NEW YORK ART DEPARTMENT AT THE HOLE
312 BOWERY
NEW YORK NY 10002

Above and after the jump are images of Earsnot and Semen working on their respective projects. Photo Credit: Takuya Sakamoto ©New York Art Department, 2011.

via Curated

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