BAD TO THE BONE: Studio Furniture From Dutch Designer Joris Laarman

 
by Meghan Edwards
Dutch furniture designer Joris Laarman’s recently opened show at New York’s Friedman Benda gallery comes with a pedigree. 31-year-old Laarman graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2003, and just five years later his first two works created post college were included in MoMA’s celebrated exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind.” His work is now part of the museum’s permanent collection, and the designer has since collaborated with heavy hitters Flos, Vitra, Swarovskki, and Droog. Friedman Benda presents his first U.S. solo show, up through April 10th, and debuts new work that uses algorithms to adapt organic elements of human bone and tree growth into furniture design. Friedman Benda, 515 West 26 Street; 212-239-8700; http://www.friedmanbenda.com/.