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First name

Leo

Last Name

Maher

Username

leonardomaher

City

Athens

Country

Greece

Biography

Leo Maher is a British-born designer, researcher and sculptural furniture maker who's work sits at the intersection of object design and art. His practice collects research from material cultures, past and present, working them into dynamic new works using a complex array of materials and techniques. Those works often attempt to challenge normative ideas surrounding our material realities and the narrative they represent.

Education

School / Course

Kingston University (Kingston School of Art) (UK) – 3D Design

Graduated

2017

School / Course

Design Academy Eindhoven (NL) – 3D Design

Graduated

2021

Solo Shows

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Unfamiliar Passions, Gallerie Fleur en Wouter, Amsterdam (NL)

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Something Sticky, ALCOVA Milano, Villa Bagetti Valsecci, Milan (IT)

Group Shows

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ALCOVA Milano, Villa Bagatti Valsecci, Milan (IT)

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COLLECTIBLE Brussles, Curated Section, Brussles (BE)

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Pioneers in Ceramics, Museum Prinsenhof Delft, Delft (NL)

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Dripping Rhubarb, Tableau, Copenhagen (DK)

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Infinite Looping in Harmony, HATCH, Paris (FR)

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At the Edge of Everything, Cabin, Berlin (DE)

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'Cruising: Discomfort as a Tool to Depatriarchise Design', Huidenclub, Rotterdam (NL)

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Dutch Design Awards, Young Designer Award, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL)

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Confessions, Tableau & Post-Service, ALCOVA Milano, Milan Design Week, Milan (IT)

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Super Group 2.5, Superhouse Gallery, The Attica, Milan Design Week, Milan (IT)

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Kazerne Design Award, Kazerne, Eindhoven (NL)

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Queer Ontology, Willem Twee, Den Bosch (NL)

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Positioned Realities, Non-Depleted Collective, Berlin (DE)

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The Invisible: Historic Furniture from a Contemporary Design Perspective, Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Lithuania (LT)

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Superhouse Group Show 2, Superhouse Gallery, New York (US)

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Hall-G, Sectie-C, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL)

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Grad' Show 21', Design Academy Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL)

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Geomax, Gerrit Rietveld Grad', Amsterdam (NL)

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EITR, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL)

Awards & Nominations

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Young Designer Award 2022 (Short-Listed), Dutch Design Awards (NL)

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Melkweg Award for Outspoken Talent 2021, DAE (NL)

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Kazerne Design Awards 2022 (Nominated), Kazerne (NL)

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Young Craftsperson of the Year Award, South of England Show Ardingly (UK)

Press & Publications

Publication

Dezeen – Leo Maher References "queer legends" with Something Sticky Lighting Sculptures

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DAMN – Leo Maher: Memory is an Act of Creation

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Dezeen – Leo Maher Charts a History of Homosexuality with Unfamiliar Passions Furniture

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Elementa – Leo Maher on Legend, Queering Canons and the Agency of the Archiver

Publication

Mercado – DIALOGUE: Leo Maher | Multidisciplinary Designer

Publication

ELLE NL – Young Design Talents

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