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Benjamin Rollins Caldwell (born September 12, 1983) is an American artist best known for his one-of-a kind pieces and custom projects that use everyday objects and materials to create unique pieces of furniture. He lives in Inman, South Carolina and owns a studio called BRC Designs. Benjamin gained notoriety in 2013 for his Binary Collection that debuted at Lady Gaga’s artRave alongside artists Jeff Koons and Marina Abramovic.〔Lasane, Andrew (Lady Gaga's ArtRave Chair Is Every Geek's Fantasy ) | Complex, Nov. 7, 2013〕 Haus of Gaga has used Benjamin Rollins Caldwell’s Binary Chair as part of Lady Gaga’s marketing efforts for her ArtPop album tour. Lady Gaga uses the Binary Chair as a symbol of the singer’s campaign for a collision of the art pop-music worlds.〔Piazza, Jo (Lady Gaga's Chair Becomes Its Own Fame Monster ) Wall Street Journal, Nov. 7, 2013〕 The Binary Chair and Lady Gaga first appeared on her social media on July 26, 2013. Lady Gaga debuted the chair on the set of Good Morning America in August 2013.〔Good Morning America (Lady Gaga 'Applause' Debut on 'GMA': 'Total Dream Come True'" Yahoo. ) | Yahoo! News, August 19, 2013〕 ==Early life and education== Caldwell was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Robert Ervin Caldwell Sr. and Sylvia Rollins Caldwell. The Caldwell’s are best known for their candle company, Votivo, based out of Spartanburg, South Carolina. Caldwell attended Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA where he doubled majored in Studio Art and Business. It was at Westmont College that Caldwell’s life was forever changed. Benjamin enrolled in a sculpture class his senior year that changed the way he saw artwork and made him see the world 3 dimensionally. After graduation from Westmont in 2006, Benjamin returned home to Spartanburg, South Carolina where he became the Brand Manager for Votivo Candles.〔Chebatoris, Jac (Modern Man: Spartanburg-based furniture designer Benjamin Rollins Caldwell transforms the everyday into the ethereal, one found object at a time ) Town Carolina, August 31, 2011〕 He spent much of his free time painting commission portraits and working on Interior Design projects for clientele. It was in his free time that Caldwell began making installation furniture for his Interior Design projects. In the fall of 2008, Benjamin quit his job at Votivo and opened his own studio, BRC Designs in January 2009 where he released his first furniture line.〔Chebatoris, Jac (Modern Man: Spartanburg-based furniture designer Benjamin Rollins Caldwell transforms the everyday into the ethereal, one found object at a time ) Town Carolina, August 31, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benjamin Rollins Caldwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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