This June, during Design Days in Fulton Market, Maharam features over fifteen textiles from Knoll Textiles and Maharam on Stick Frame, a modular presentation system by Leon Ransmeier, as well as Edelman leather upholstered on several bespoke objects by the Paris-based designer Robert Stadler.
A novel configuration of Ransmeier’s Stick Frame showcases new and recent introductions from Knoll Textiles and Maharam. Highlights from Knoll Textiles include contemporary and reissued archival upholsteries that honor Florence Knoll’s legacy of championing both traditional and experimental weaving techniques. Maharam will preview graphic indoor/outdoor upholsteries, textural explorations in saturated tones from an ongoing collaboration with fashion designer Sander Lak, and the final textile of the longstanding collaboration with Dutch designer Hella Jongerius.
Designed in 2025 as a perennial display, Stick Frame enlists a reconfigurable grid assembled from stainless-steel tubing. Reflecting a shared commitment to reducing the environmental impact of designing, fabricating, and shipping bespoke installations, the adaptable structure enables the architectural shaping of space within space, while its industrial materials offer a visual counterpoint to woven textiles.
With three organic forms titled Freeze Frames, Stadler explores the shifting of established furniture categories, continuing a line of inquiry first begun with iconic works like Pools & Pouf!, Tephra Formations, and Monochromes. Upholstered in nuanced Edelman leather Ether, the pieces capture what Stadler calls a “frozen instant of dynamic motion” with unconventional shapes that occupy the thin line between furniture and critical statement. Stadler’s distinctive upholstery approach enlists 3D modeling to apply traditional tufts only where structurally necessary, creating abstract formations that emphasize the inherent movement and tactility of leather.
About Leon Ransmeier
Leon Ransmeier is an American designer and the Head of Industrial Design at Cranbrook Academy of Art. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he founded his studio, Ransmeier Inc., in 2010. He has since designed furniture and interior products for clients including Arita 2016/, HAY, Herman Miller, and Mattiazzi. His work is included in the permanent collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Corning Museum of Glass.
About Robert Stadler
Robert Stadler is a multidisciplinary designer. He studied at IED/Milan and ENSCI/Paris, before cofounding the Radi Designers group in 1992. In 2001, Stadler established his Paris-based studio. He has worked with clients including Hermès, Lobmeyr, Thonet, and Vitra, and has created limited-edition pieces for Carpenters Workshop Gallery. His work is included in the permanent collections of the MAK—Museum for Applied Arts/Contemporary Art in Vienna, Les Arts Décoratifs and Fondation Cartier in Paris, Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, and Vitra Design Museum.