SHANTELL MARTIN (B.1980)

Togo Ottoman

textile on foam

13 x 34 x 31 inches (33 x 86.4 x 78.7 cm)

Executed in 2020.

 

PROVENANCE:

Shantell Martin Studio, Los Angeles

EXHIBITED:

New Britain Museum of American Art, NEW/NOW: Shantell Martin, October 2020-April 2021.

NOTES:

A rare customized rendition of the iconic Ligne Roset “Togo” ottoman, this piece features Shantell Martin’s signature linear illustrations and typographic interventions across a vibrant red textile. Produced in 2020, Martin’s transformation of the form reflects her ongoing practice of infusing everyday objects with personal narrative, identity, and interactivity.

This is a one-of-a-kind piece made up of two collaborations between the artist. First, Shantell collaborated with Momentum Textiles in 2018 to create the upholstery. Second, she collaborated with Ligne Roset to re-imagine with this new upholstery the classic Togo seating collection which was first designed by Michael Ducaroy in 1973.