A Line Has No Limits

Chris Connell’s multidisciplinary design practice includes architecture, interiors, furniture, and objects. In a career spanning more than forty years, Connell’s designs have become renowned for their simplicity, functionality, and attention to detail. The Altar table was shortlisted for the 2022 Australian Furniture Design Award and has been acquired by the National Gallery of Victoria. His Pepe chair, designed for MAP in 1992, is held in the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

Jeff Maas operates an independent furniture production house based in Melbourne and has worked with Chris Connell over many years to realise a series of commissioned works. Previously, he oversaw the evolution of Connell’s MAP International brand following its acquisition by Schiavello which including the development of the Gallery chair in 2017 for general use within the National Gallery of Victoria.