Leo Maher
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About
| 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
| Show Name | Unfamiliar Passions, Gallerie Fleur en Wouter, Amsterdam (NL) |
| Show Name | Something Sticky, ALCOVA Milano, Villa Bagetti Valsecci, Milan (IT) |
Group Shows
| Show Name | ALCOVA Milano, Villa Bagatti Valsecci, Milan (IT) |
| Show Name | COLLECTIBLE Brussles, Curated Section, Brussles (BE) |
| Show Name | Pioneers in Ceramics, Museum Prinsenhof Delft, Delft (NL) |
| Show Name | Dripping Rhubarb, Tableau, Copenhagen (DK) |
| Show Name | Infinite Looping in Harmony, HATCH, Paris (FR) |
| Show Name | At the Edge of Everything, Cabin, Berlin (DE) |
| Show Name | 'Cruising: Discomfort as a Tool to Depatriarchise Design', Huidenclub, Rotterdam (NL) |
| Show Name | Dutch Design Awards, Young Designer Award, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) |
| Show Name | Confessions, Tableau & Post-Service, ALCOVA Milano, Milan Design Week, Milan (IT) |
| Show Name | Super Group 2.5, Superhouse Gallery, The Attica, Milan Design Week, Milan (IT) |
| Show Name | Kazerne Design Award, Kazerne, Eindhoven (NL) |
| Show Name | Queer Ontology, Willem Twee, Den Bosch (NL) |
| Show Name | Positioned Realities, Non-Depleted Collective, Berlin (DE) |
| Show Name | The Invisible: Historic Furniture from a Contemporary Design Perspective, Lithuanian National Museum of Art, Lithuania (LT) |
| Show Name | Superhouse Group Show 2, Superhouse Gallery, New York (US) |
| Show Name | Hall-G, Sectie-C, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) |
| Show Name | Grad' Show 21', Design Academy Eindhoven, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) |
| Show Name | Geomax, Gerrit Rietveld Grad', Amsterdam (NL) |
| Show Name | EITR, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven (NL) |
Awards & Nominations
| Award name | Young Designer Award 2022 (Short-Listed), Dutch Design Awards (NL) |
| Award name | Melkweg Award for Outspoken Talent 2021, DAE (NL) |
| Award name | Kazerne Design Awards 2022 (Nominated), Kazerne (NL) |
| Award name | 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 |
| Link | http://www.dezeen.com/2024/04/12/something-sticky-lights-leo-maher-queer-legends |
| Publication | DAMN – Leo Maher: Memory is an Act of Creation |
| Link | http://www.damnmagazine.net/leo-maher-memory-is-an-act-of-creation |
| Publication | Dezeen – Leo Maher Charts a History of Homosexuality with Unfamiliar Passions Furniture |
| Link | http://www.dezeen.com/2021/11/12/unfamiliar-passions-homosexual-furniture-leo-maher |
| Publication | Elementa – Leo Maher on Legend, Queering Canons and the Agency of the Archiver |
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| Publication | Mercado – DIALOGUE: Leo Maher | Multidisciplinary Designer |
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| Publication | ELLE NL – Young Design Talents |
| Link | http://www.elle.com/nl/interieur/a37935888/dutch-design-week-2021-talent |