High Touch

"Concrete tables; rubber chairs; gypsum lamps; objects made in funky shapes from oxidized brass; types of treated metal; and the Formica that is usually reserved for kitchen counters all make up a new design aesthetic in which the medium is clearly the message. This is High Touch, the new movement that is characterized by the diverse, innovative and aggressive use of materials and expressive shapes in ways that are completely out of context. Coupled with the craftsmanship that is important to the movement, in that most of the pieces are actually made by the artists who have designed them, these new forms, material and intentions convey a uniquely human touch in homes filled with state-of-the-art electronics and technological elements. Providing a true means of designing with force, HIGH TOUCH catalogues, defines and illustrates this brazen new world of tactile, expressive furniture and objects."--BOOK JACKET.