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Design by Arts Corporation by Michael J. Crosbie The Practice in 20-Dozen Words In 2000 Mike Latham formed Arts Corporation, a multimedia design firm that integrated his varied interests in architecture, art, and technology. The firm serves as the backbone for Latham's work in architecture, furniture design, and product design, and a springboard for his innovative work in sculpture and film. In response to the economic realities of a new practice, small-scale commissions were frequently accepted and built to fit within third-party architectural designs. Building from the details up, disciplines such as sculpture and furniture manufacture became increasingly integral to the firm's work.
The inclusion of such work in several important collections of art, and its integration into its surroundings, were founding goals of the firm. Economical and speculative work, such as Arts Corporation's former loft workspace in Brooklyn, resulted in additional commissions for art and architectural work at larger scales. Balancing the diverse work of the Arts Corporation has been a constant focus. In 2003 Latham was granted the Young Architects Award by the Architectural League of New York, and in 2005 he was commissioned to design a functional sculpture for the premier issue of Men's Vogue. Current projects include the art film Business Plan, the story of the rise of Arts Corporation; and the company's girl band, the Acettes. >>> Discuss this article in the Architecture Forum... This article is excerpted from New York Dozen: Gen X Architects by Michael J. Crosbie, copyright © 2011, Images Publishing Group, with permission of the author and of Arts Corporation.
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