DESIGN NOW: MAGIS INDOOR-OUTDOOR FURNITURE — April 16 - June 12, 2008

The Design Gallery exhibits designs by Magis, one of the biggest names in modern design known for pushing both technological and design boundaries to create refreshing and functional modern furnishings. The Italian company Magis is one step ahead of the present, already focused on the near future. Their collaboration represents a manifest result of wide-open and multi layered design visions. Quality driven and priced accessibly, their products portray sophisticated industrial and architectural techniques combined with user friendliness and familiarity.

Magis is the brand that has given a novel twist to domestic design, building its identity on incorporating leading edge technology into mass production. Founded in 1976 in the bustling north eastern corner of Italy by a newcomer to the furniture business, Eugenio Perazza, Magis is today a giant international design laboratory that constantly puts itself to the test, seeking technological sophistication and employing a highly diversified workforce.

Magis seizes the day. It embraces the creativity of leading global designers (Richard Sapper, Jasper Morrison, Stefano Giovannoni, Marc Newson, James Irvine, Konstantin Grcic, Ron Arad, the Bouroullecs and many others)and channels it towards objects perched on the cutting edge.

The Design Gallery features designs by MAGIS

The stackable Magis Air Chair designed by Jasper Morrison, shown in foreground, comes in armed, armless and folding versions. Stacking YuYu stool shown in right foreground.

PUPPY by designer Eero Aarnio and JULIAN by Javier Mariscal

The Puppy and Julian are part of the new "Me Too" collection of children's furniture and accessories from Magis. Both items are constructed of hard polyethylene that is suitable for indoor or outdoor use as a sculpture, a toy, a small stool, whatever your imagination wants it to be.

Chair One by Konstantin Grcic The Chair One is one of the most original seating designs to come along in years. Seat is die-cast aluminum, cataphoretically-treated and painted in red, white or anthracite polyester powder.	Tosca Chair by Richard Sapper The Tosca Chair is a stacking chair suitable for indoor or outdoor usage. Available in 3 glossy colors (polyamide) or 2 translucent colors (polycarbonate).

Voido Rocking Chair designed by Ron Arad

The Voido Rocking Chair is light years away from your grandmother's stiff-backed rocking chair. Made of polyethylene, the chair is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

Striped Collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec The Striped Collection brings both color and comfort to your outdoor living with this diverse collection of chairs, stools and lounges. Chaise Lounge and Poltroncina with arms shown.	Easy Chair by Jerszy Seymour The Easy Chair, featured in Metropolitan Home magazine, is a colorful and comfortable stacking chair constructed of polypropylene with glass fiber added.