Wendell Castle
After almost four decades of creating unique sculptural furniture, Wendell Castle has long been seen as a founding father of the design-art movement. In the late 1960s he pioneered hot-rod-hued plastics and gloopy biomorphic chairs, tables and desks that have a presence in the permanent collections of all the majors. While today, at the age of 77, his work is as sought after as ever, as a feature in the December issue of Wallpaper* (W*141) testifies, showing his most recent limited edition floor lamps from R20th Century, New York.
Born in Kansas in 1932, Castle studied industrial design at the University of Kansas, before continuing with a degree in sculpture. In the early 1960s he moved to Rochester, New York to teach at the School of American Craftsmen and established a permanent studio in the area, which is still operating today. He is represented by the Barry Freidman gallery in New York.
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