Jonathan Nesci
Jonathan Nesci | |
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| Born | June 21, 1981 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Known for | 100 Variations |
| Spouse | Christine Nesci |
| Children | 2 |
Jonathan Nesci (born 21 June 1981, Chicago, Illinois) is an American designer best known for his furniture, lighting, and exhibition design. His minimalist furniture has been exhibited at international design shows, including Design Miami, Collective Design Fair, EXPO Chicago, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, PAD London, and PAD Paris. He lives in Columbus, Indiana and formerly worked at Wright auction house in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
Career
While still working at Wright auction, Nesci's designs first appeared in 2007 at a juried group exhibition for Design Within Reach in Chicago. In 2008 he left Wright[2] to pursue a full-time career in design. Since 2007 Nesci has exhibited his works at Design Miami with Casati Gallery, Giovanni Beltran, Patrick Parish Gallery, Plusdesign Gallery, and Volume Gallery. He has designed booths for Casati Gallery and Patrick Parish Gallery for Design Miami, Art Basel, EXPO Chicago and Collective Design Fair.[3]
Nesci's first solo exhibition, "The New," was at Volume Gallery in 2010,[4] and his first solo exhibition, "Nine Variations" in New York was at Patrick Parish Gallery in 2011.[5] In 2014 Nesci created 100 unique aluminum tables for the exhibition "100 Variations," that responded to the design of Eliel Saarinen's First Christian Church.[6] and in 2015 he premiered a collection of mirrors, coffee tables, and vases at Patrick Parish Gallery in the exhibition, "Present Perimeter".[7]
His installation "100 Variations" served as a pilot project for Exhibit Columbus, which will feature more than 15 site responsive designs in the 2017 exhibition.[8][9] Nesci is a member of the Exhibit Columbus Curatorial Team where his work focuses on the "Washington Street Installations."[10]
References
- ^ Rubinstein, Daniel (January 2012). Temperature 2012. Museum of Art and Design. pp. 74–77. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Khemsurov, Monica (16 July 2013). "Jonathan Nesci, Furniture Designer - Sight Unseen". Sight Unseen. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Castellano, Laura (January–February 2008). "Makers Marks". Chicago Home + Garden: 26.
- ^ "Volume Gallery – The New". wvvolumes.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Patrick Parrish / collection / Hale Industrial Design". www.patrickparrish.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Shaw, Matt. "How to Wake a Sleeping Modernist Architecture Giant". Architizer. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Kwun, Aileen (September 2015). "Mirror, Mirror". Dwell: 44.
- ^ Shaw, Matt. "Columbus, Indiana announces biennial design exhibition to begin in fall 2017 - Archpaper.com". archpaper.com. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Smith, Aubrey (18 October 2016). "Maker of the Month: Jonathan Nesci". Pattern. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Exhibit Columbus". Retrieved 23 November 2016.