We usually talk about French design but as a one time New Yorker, I would like to make mention of the recently opened home of Donald Judd at 101 Spring Street in Soho. The Judd Foundation previously based  in Marfa Texas, has opened Judd’s building as their NY headquarters and in so doing has preserved the interior, which includes many works by Judd, as well as Frank Stella, Richard Tuttle amongst others.

In 2004 I had the opportunity to work with Barbara Bloemink, and the team at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum to produce the exhibition Design is Not Art, which discussed Judd’s work. During this time we toured the building and met Judd’s daughter Rainer, who now heads the foundation. It was such a privilege to see the living space of this artist and designer whose life reflected his personal vision.

This copper chair is a spectacular example of Judd’s strict geometrical approach to design. Judd insisted his work was functional – that it was not art. Does it matter how it is classified?

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