Boym Partners / Constantin and Laurene Leon Boym

Like Warhol and the Pop artists, Constantin and Laurene Leon Boym mine the symbols of mass culture. But rather than rarify these icons, they use them as opening gambits in a conversation about the meanings these objects hold.



Babel Blocks (Boym Partners, 2007). Series of wooden dolls that represent NYC’s mix of races, religions, and cultures.



History Chess (Boym Partners, 2008). A chess set that alludes to popular culture icons from the last 100 years, including a Coca-Cola bottle, Panton chair, the Titanic, and the space shuttle. In a signed and numbered edition of 8.



Unabomber Birdhouse (Boym Partners, 2008). A fully functional wooden birdhouse in the shape of the Unabomber’s cabin.



Ultimate Art Furniture (Boym Partners, 2006). Chairs and sofas made of painted canvases that were removed from their frames. Created as a way the design world could appropriate art, in response to the art world’s appropriation of design.



Buildings of Disaster: World Trade Center (Boym Partners, 2001). Bonded-nickel replica of the World Trade Center. Part of the ongoing Buildings of Disaster series, which started in 1998 and marks places where disaster have occurred; each building is limited to an edition of 100. Part of the Souvenirs for the End of the Century collection, these totems play with the idea of performance, emotion, and memory.



Buildings of Disaster: Watergate (Boym Partners, 1999).



Salvation ceramics (Moooi, 2002). A serially produced collection of ceramics made from second-hand plates, cups, and saucers sourced from flea markets in Holland. Explores the tension between one-offs and mass production.



Crystal rug prototypes (Swarovski, 2004).



Blueprint (Acme, 1998). Line of pens, wallets, card cases, ties, cufflinks, watches, and pencil cups with blueprints on them.