{"id":1259,"date":"2025-08-30T17:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:22:13","slug":"philadelphia-gallery-dudd-haus-showcases-underrepresented-design-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scientificmediagroup.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/30\/philadelphia-gallery-dudd-haus-showcases-underrepresented-design-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia gallery Dudd Haus showcases “underrepresented” design"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The co-founder of the ongoing design collective Jonald Dudd has opened a physical gallery in Philadelphia<\/a> to present a roster of emerging avant-garde talents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Held, who launched the recurring independent show Jonald Dudd<\/a> in 2015 during NYCxDesign<\/a>, moved from New York and found a space in the Old City neighbourhood of Philadephia in which to exhibit design year-round.<\/p>\n

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Works in the inaugural exhibition at Dudd Haus are presented on a red plinth against velvet curtains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Named Dudd Haus<\/a>, the collective and storefront operates as an extension of Jonald Dudd to provide a platform for “underrepresented studios that use design as an expressive medium”.<\/p>\n

The space opened with furniture, lighting and objects by “25 of the most exciting talents and voices within contemporary design” according to the gallery.<\/p>\n

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Many of the works in the permanent space come from designers who have previously featured in the itinerant Jonald Dudd exhibitions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Dudd Haus is a natural expansion of the collectivism that formed around Jonald Dudd over many years,” said Held. “Dudd Haus hits the same industry pressure points as Jonald Dudd, but in a much more durational way.<\/p>\n

“The goal is collaboration, increased visibility, and ultimately a sustainable living through one’s design practice,” he added.<\/p>\n

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Objects and merchandise are stored in a wooden display unit at the back of the space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Located in a historic building, the long narrow space features a retail component in the front that sells smaller objects by studios such as Craighill<\/a> and Fort Standard<\/a>, literature and merchandise.<\/p>\n

Towards the back is the exhibition area, in which pieces in the debut exhibition are displayed on two parallel red plinths that flank a central walkway.<\/p>\n

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The gallery also sells design-related books and small objects, which are displayed towards the front of the space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Crushed velvet curtains provide a backdrop for the works, while the floor is covered in a checkerboard of speckled black and white tiles.<\/p>\n

More objects and merch are stored in a wooden unit comprising a four-by-four grid of open box shelves, which is placed in front of a mountain scene across the back wall.<\/p>\n

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Seats by Malcom Majer (left) and Leeward Studio are amongst the pieces on show<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pieces included in the showcase range across tables, seating, storage and lighting that come from 27 designers and studios.<\/p>\n

All of the works are also available via an accompanying online store<\/a>, as well as the e-commerce platform 1st Dibs.<\/p>\n