Viennese-born designer Robert Stadler studied design at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan, Italy and then at ENSCI / Les Ateliers in Paris. In Paris, he co-founded the Radi Designers group. Since 2000 he has been working solo while simultaneously continuing his activity with the group. He lives and works in Paris and Rio de Janeiro.

Currently Robert Stadler is taking part in the exhibition Design High at Louise Blouin Foundation in London. He presents two works: the living room suite “Tephra Formations” and the dumbbell set “Foreveryoung (Item for Men)”.

“Stadler revels exploring the exhitibion space in order to scramble the usual categories of art and design. He questions the status of the object as work of art or product as well as the boundaries between preciousness and lowliness, elegance and vulgarity, between the serious and the absurd. … Stadler intervenes in very diverse fields, obliterating all hierarchies between free proposals and industrial commissions.” (excerpt from the press release)

In this video, Robert Stadler talks about his pieces on display at the Design High exhibition, his work between the fields of art and design, the pros and cons of free work and commissions, and his sources of inspiration.

Design High / Louise Blouin Foundation, London. June 24, 2009. Design High runs until August 30, 2009.

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• Design High / Louise Blouin Foundation, London

In partnership with Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Louise Blouin Foundation in London presents a group exhibition of design art with works by Atelier van Lieshout, Drift, Ingrid Donat, Joris Laarman, Lionel Scoccimaro, Marc Quinn, Mathieu Lehaneur, Pablo Reinoso, Rainer Splitt, rAndom International, Robert Stadler, Sebastian Brajkovic, Thierry Dreyfus, Vincent Dubourg and Wendell Castle.

VernissageTV attended the opening reception and spoke with the curator of Design High, Natalie Kovacs. In this video, Natalie Kovacs talks about the title and the concept of the exhibition, the convergence of design, art and architecture, and specific works like Atelier van Lieshout’s Wombhouse and Mahieu Lehaneur’s Local River.

Upcoming episodes will feature interviews with Carpenters Workshop Gallery Partner Julien Lombrail, and the artists / designers Joep van Lieshout (Atelier van Lieshout), Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta (DRIFT), Hannes Koch and Flo Ortkrass (rAndom International), and Robert Stadler.
Update (July 15, 2009): The interviews are available now. Click here!

Design High / Louise Blouin Foundation, London. Interview with curator Natalie Kovacs and atmospheric shots from the opening reception. June 24, 2009. Design High runs until August 30, 2009.

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Related Articles:

• rAndom International: Study of a Mirror / Interview
• Interview with designer Robert Stadler
• Interview with Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta of design studio DRIFT
• Interview with Joep van Lieshout, Atelier Van Lieshout