Christopher Poehlmann
medium: furniture design
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Contact information
3720 N Fratney Street, #3F
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone Number: 866-597-4800
Email Address: cpinfo@cplighting.com
Fax number: 414-426-1473
Web site: jalbum.net/users/cplighting
Artist statement
Christopher Poehlmann has been designing and manufacturing decorative light fixtures and furniture for his company CPLIGHTING for nearly two decades. Working mainly with sustainable materials (steel, aluminum, recycled plastic...), he has developed an international reputation in both the design and fine craft worlds. As a Trustee of the Furniture Society since 2003, Poehlmann has been in charge of their exhibition programing and has developed their past three international juried exhibitions. For the past 15 years, CPLIGHTING has debuted new designs at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City, appeared in books and magazines across the globe, and has had work installed in residential, commercial and hospitality interiors.
Biography
Exhibitions:
International Contemporary Furniture Fair, 1993-present
Seventeen solo gallery exhibitions, and over 40 group exhibitions
Featured on Modern Maters, HGTV, 1999
Books: Books Factory, Barcelona "Sillas" (Just Chairs) by Patricia Bueno, Lark publications "500 Chairs" + "500 Tables", Lighting 2000 by Schiffer, Dreaming Green by Lisa Sharkey, + New Sustainable Home Design by James Trulove
Countless magazine and newspaper editorials