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A community college drop-out, Chris Ferebee is a self-taught artist, furniture/product designer, photographer and graphic designer who has designed award-winning, internationally recognized furniture designs since debuting in 1999 through his NYC design studio, 521 Design.

His work has been included in many design publications such as the International Design Yearbooks 18 and 20, MoMA's The Design Encyclopedia, and Bent Ply: The Art of Plywood Furniture. Exhibitions include American Design in Paris, Triode, Paris 2010, Fashioning Felt, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NYC 2009, 100% Design, London 2004, New Design New York, Totem Gallery, NYC 2001, Carrefour de la Creation exhibit, Centre Pompidou, Paris 2001 and T.A.G. Team curated by Surface Magazine and Totem Design, Milan/NYC 2001.

Ferebee continues to focus on new areas of art and design. His most recent venture is Cathode Blue, a vintage design shop online offering a focused inventory of vintage objects and decor, books and original art.

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http://www.etsy.com/shop/CathodeBlue
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Exhibitions - Furniture:

2010 - American Design in Paris, Triode Design, Paris
2009 - Fashioning Felt, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NYC
2004 - 100% Design, London
2004 - Scandinavian Furniture Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 - IMM - Cologne Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany
2003 - Regeneration, re:place studio, NYC
2001 - New Design/New York, Totem Gallery, NYC
2001 - Carrefour de la Creation, Centre Pompidou, Paris
2001 - T.A.G. Team curated by *Surface Magazine and Totem Design, Milan and NYC
2000 - ICFF International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC

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Exhibitions | Furniture:

2010 - American Design in Paris, Triode Design, Paris
2009 - Fashioning Felt, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, NYC
2004 - 100% Design, London
2004 - Scandinavian Furniture Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark
2004 - IMM - Cologne Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany
2003 - Regeneration, re:place studio, NYC
2001 - New Design/New York, Totem Gallery, NYC
2001 - Carrefour de la Creation, Centre Pompidou, Paris
2001 - T.A.G. Team curated by *Surface Magazine and Totem Design, Milan and NYC
2000 - ICFF International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC
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Exhibitions | Art :

2011 - 5x7 2007, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2009 - 5x7 2007, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2007 - 5x7 2007, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2005 - 5x7 2005, Arthouse, Austin, TX
2005 - Texas Biennial 2005, Eastside Artists Coop, Austin, TX
2004 - "The Big Show" juried exhibition, Lawndale Art Center, Houston, TX
2004 - "Mix Minds" group show, Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
2003 - "Night of 1000 Drawings", Artists Space, NYC
2003 - "Young Designers Showcase", Clockwork Apple, NYC
2001 - "New Design New York", Totem Gallery, New York City
1998 - Mid-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, D¹Art Center, Norfolk, VA
1994 - Mid-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, Peninsula Fine Arts Center,
Newport News, VA
1992 - Mid-Atlantic Juried Exhibition, D¹Art Center, Norfolk, VA
1989 - Solo exhibit, The Working Gallery, Virginia Beach, VA
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Awards :
2006 - Hive Shelving nominated for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's People's Design Award.
2001 - Design Distinction Award : I.D. Magazine's Annual Design Review
2000 - Good Design Award, Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design
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Bibliography :
2013 - The Design Cookbook: Recipes for a Stylish Home, by Kelly Edwards
2012 - Los Angeles Modern Auction May 6, 2012 Modern Art & Design auction catalogue
2009 - Fashioning Felt, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
2007 - Sotheby's 'Important 20th Century Design' auction catalogue, June 2007
2006 - Ultimate New York Design, teNeues
2006 - Young Designers Americas, Daab
2006 - Communicating with Pattern: Stripes, RotoVision
2005 - International Design Yearbook 20, Abbeville Press/Laurence King
2004 - The Design Encyclopedia, MoMA/Laurence King Publishing
2003 - Bent Ply : The Art of Plywood Furniture, Princeton Architectural Press
2003 - International Design Yearbook 18, Abbeville Press/Laurence King
2002 - Furniture Design, teNeues Publications
1995 - The End of Print : The Graphic Design of David Carson, Chronicle Books
1994 - Alternative Photography, Graphis Press Corp.
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Editorial :
HOME #17 - France / Oct. 2008
The Wall Street Journal - June 23, 2007
Elle Magazine - UK / April 2006
Urbis - New Zealand / March 2006
Virginia Living - July 2005
Dwell - June 2004
Readymade - May 2004
Azure - March 2004
Architectural Record - March 2003
Monument - Australia / Aug.-Sept. 2002
Nylon - May 2002
Studio Voice - Japan / March 2002
Clear - Feb. / 2002
Case De Abitare - Italy / Jan.-Feb. / 2002
I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review 2001
Intramuros - France / Dec. 2001
Azure - Nov.-Dec. 2001
City Magazine - Sept.-Oct. 2001
Design Diffusion News - Italy / Oct. 2001
City Magazine - March-April 2001
H.O.M.E. Magazine - Germany / May-June 2001
Surface* - Issue #29. 2001
Brutus - Japan / NYC Issue, 2000
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Other :
2012 - Early-production Hive Shelving Unit sold in Los Angeles Modern Auction's May 6th Modern Art & Design auction
2009 - Hive H2 Shelving Unit sold in Bukowskis Autumn Modern Sale 553
2007 - Hive Shelving Unit prototype sold in Sotheby's auction of 'Important 20th Century Design'
2005 - Artwork featured in Infiniti billboard ad campaign, "A Study in Red", NYC
2004 - Infiniti billboard ad campaign, "A Study in White", NYC Read Less