FDR Chair, 2005

Over his long career, Garry Knox Bennett has spent his time making jewelry, clocks, and furniture. It was Bennett who created what could arguably be considered the first piece of “conceptual furniture”—a cabinet that attempted to subvert the preciousness that many furniture makers applied to technique and finish. Often incorporating humor and imagery into his work, Bennett incorporates history, function, and imagination into pieces like this FDR Chair.