Matthias
Pliessnig

Philadelphia, PA
2010 USA Fellow
This award was generously supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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Furniture designer Matthias Pliessnig works primarily with steamed bent-wood strips. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Inspired by boatbuilding techniques and classic modernist furniture, Pliessnig uses 3-D modeling software to sketch curves, which he then handcrafts into sensuous forms that cradle the body.
Portrait photo credit the artist.
- Providence, 2008; photo credit the artist
