Artist Spotlight: Brent Sanders

We're going to be spotlighting some of the artists we currently have on display at Smart Furniture Studio. Brent Sanders is SF Studio's first artist to kindly showcase his work in our space. Brent's works are nothing short of amazing and captivating. Vibrant, colorful, and larger than life; his pieces are a perfect compliment to the modern classics we display. With concrete floors and white walls, his paintings provide a nice pop of color to the Studio. We've had a great response to his paintings. His works are some of the most recognizable in the Chattanooga art scene. Check out Brent Sanders website for more info. Come by our store to see his works of art!

Smart Furniture Studio's Next Exhibit

Smart Furniture Studio's next exhibit is a big one! Feb. 27th-March 18th. Spotlighting the architecture of TVA. This exhibit will Spotlight: "The Tennessee Valley Authority: Design and Persuasion" by Tim Culvahouse. We will display 25 larger than life photographs of TVA by Richard Barnes. This exhibit will travel around the region, starting at Smart Furniture Studio! More info coming soon.

Public Architecture and International Influence: The TVA Legacy"
Curated by Tim Culvahouse, FAIA, editor of The Tennessee Valley
Authority: Design and Persuasion, (New York: Princeton Architectural Press,
2007), the most in-depth scholarly examination of TVA's architectural impact
ever assembled, with essays by experts in the fields of architecture,
landscape architecture, graphic design, industrial design, and the fine
arts, and photographs by Richard Barnes.

To open in Chattanooga late February 2008 in the new design studio
of Smart Furniture Studio at Two North Shore (LEED-certified)
This exhibit will travel to Nashville, Memphis, Alabama, Kentucky and Tri-Cities for 2 to 3 weeks in each city. It will conclude in Knoxville late July 2009 at the AIA Tennessee convention, with a lecture by Tim Culvahouse. Exhibits in each city would be hosted and coordinated by the local AIA chapter, with an accompanying reception and community publicity.

Metropolis, August 2007
The Tennessee Valley Authority is recognized for building the dams and power plants that rehabilitated a large swath of the American South after the Depression, and for being one of the most comprehensive, well organized, and successful of FDR's New Deal programs. But less well known is its role in applying international Modernist ideas to the rural landscape of the South. An influx of European architects and engineers steered the agency toward an ornament-free industrial aesthetic, manifested in everything from the monumental raw-concrete dams to compact, efficient home-appliances. Six essays frame the TVA's output as a surprisingly cohesive body of work.