FREEHAND CHICAGO— Commissioned by Roman and Williams for the Freehand Chicago hotel, New Factories designed and produced over 100 banners, providing income to artists and an opportunity to experiment with ideas around mass production, customization, and on-demand manufacturing.
New Factories developed a series of geometric designs inspired by the Bauhaus and a workshop to produce the banners— all sewn by hand and each one unique. Prototypes were exhibited at Perimeter Gallery in Belfast, Maine. As each banner was completed for the full production order, it was delivered to SPACE Gallery in Portland, Maine for the exhibition titled STANDARD in the fall of 2014.
The banner series can now be seen by guests of the Freehand Chicago hotel.
QUINCE & CO.— Slkscreened fabric totes designed by New Factories for Quince & Co. were printed, cut, and sewn in Maine.
AZ ENTERPRISES— Contracted by Andrea Zittel, New Factories managed the development and production of select hand woven artworks for the solo exhibit Fluid Panel State at Andrea Rosen Gallery as well as hand-tufted rugs for the artist’s exhibit at Sadie Coles HQ. Woven panels included 23 blankets, tops, and sleep sacks that were produced by collaborating with weavers across the country.
KAREN GELARDI — The original New Factories project translated reductive hand drawn pixelated botanical imagery into mechanically drawn knitting patterns that were output as hand knit “3D prints” by Carrie Hoge. The works were exhibited at Coleman Burke Gallery in the show New Factories New Paintings with Meghan Brady in 2010.