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Gregg Fleishman
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Born July 4, 1947, Fleishman grew up on the grounds of a humanistic alternative school founded by his mother Phyllis. He earned his degree in Architecture from the University of Southern California in 1970 studying with Professor Konrad Wachsmann who is known for his work in building systems research and wood structures. Fleishman worked in the concrete construction industry after USC while starting (in 1972) his own studio where he engaged in design research primarily into building systems & furniture, that continues to this day. He remains connected to the school his mother founded, living on the grounds and testing his building systems in playstructures assembled in the school's yards.
Fleishman's work has focused on the production process, use of materials and geometry. Much of his work consists of modular components, router cut from sheet material. In furniture, birch plywood or other material is cut such that it becomes flexible and can be transformed into surprisingly comfortable seating. In structures, he has been developing modular systems involving integrally slotted connections and simplified orthogonal geodesic geometry. In 1995 these modular systems evolved into interconnected geodesic forms when he found that a connection developed for single modules worked in connecting 3D arrays of the same modules. Fleishman has been granted 17 patents for his designs. The structures in this exhibition are recent examples of this ongoing exploration. His furniture can be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Yale University, and the Museum of Modern Art.
