Arts | Mar. 2023
FUNCTIONAL DESIGN BECOMES COLLECTIBLE ART
By Morgan Hogerty
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BENJAMIN BACCARANI, COURTESY OF CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY
Carpenters Workshop Gallery founders Loïc Le Gaillard and Julien Lombrail
Childhood friends Loïc Le Gaillard and Julien Lombrail founded Carpenters Workshop Gallery in 2006 when they noticed a gap in the market for art collectors. Realizing the quality of collectors’ furniture did not match that of the art on their walls, the friends decided to create a new category of art/design dubbing it “HAUT ARTISANAT SAVOIR FAIRE.” With galleries in Paris, New York, and Los Angeles, and a soon-to-open mega space at London’s Ladbroke Hall, Le Gaillard and Lombrail have now set their sights on the American Midwest market. The company will be participating in EXPO CHICAGO’s 10th-anniversary edition, and Chicago native and art advisor Betsy Beierle has joined Carpenters Workshop Gallery as a senior sales associate. Don’t miss their booth at EXPO—it is the place to see and be seen. carpentersworkshopgallery.com
The Who: Art and collectible design enthusiasts
The Where: EXPO CHICAGO located in the Festival Hall at historic Navy Pier
The Why: Carpenters Workshop Gallery, located at Booth 224, will feature contemporary artists from across its program—including DRIFT, Virgil Abloh, Ingrid Donat, and Steven Haulenbeek.
The When: April 13 to April 16
The Wearing: Art World Chic—all black and very comfortable footwear
