Resume
Selected Public Commissions & Exhibitions
2016 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA
2016 Courthouse courtyard, Marathon, FL
2016 Streetscape enhancements, Ridgway, CO
2015 Community Center, Orinda, CA
2015 Lindsay Wildlife Museum, Walnut Creek, CA
2015 Theatre Square, Orinda, CA
2015 Wilder Recreation Area Clubhouse, Orinda, CA
2015 Pop Up Park, Morgan Hill, CA
2014 San Francisco Museum of Craft & Design "New West Coast Design 2"
2014 LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY
2014 Neiman Marcus Stores: Beverly Hills, St. Louis, Washington, Northbrook,
White Plains, San Diego, Short Hills, Paramus, Troy & Scottsdale
2014 Lafayette Circle, Lafayette, CA
2013 Paris Design Week, Gallery Joseph
2013 Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
2013 Neiman Marcus Stores: Chicago, Dallas
2013 Medway Propane, Medway, MA
2012 Cornerstone Sonoma, Sonoma, CA
2012 Downtown Los Angeles Art Walk
2012 Neiman Marcus Store, Walnut Creek, CA
2011 Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
2011 City Hall of Walnut Creek, CA
2011 City Hall of Santa Clara, CA
Awards
2013 Eco Arts Awards (international), Second Place, Repurposed Materials in Art & Design
2012 Smithsonian Craft Show, Exhibitors’ Choice Gold Award
2012 American Society of Landscape Architects, Most Interesting Products Award
2012 Spark Design Awards (international), Spark:Concept Finalist
2011 Core77 Design Awards (international), Runner Up, DIY category
Patents
2013 US D 683,146 Design patent: Propane tank bench
2013 US D 683,147 Design patent: Propane tank chaise bench
2013 US D 683,148 Design patent: Propane tank lips bench
2014 US D 716,572 Design patent: Propane tank asymmetric backless bench
2015 US D 721,237 Design patent: Propane tank club chair
2015 Pending Utility patent: Methods for making seating from pressure vessels
Education
1987 B.A., Philosophy, Tufts University, Medford, MA
1986 Apprenticeship, Motor Sport Service, Jamestown, NY
1989 Apprenticeship, Michio Ihara, Concord, MA
Bio
Raised in an ecologically conscious household the importance of conserving our planet’s resources was instilled in Colin from an early age, although his parents had mixed emotions when he took their message to heart and searched through their neighbors’ garbage on his way home from elementary school retrieving appliances and furniture he could repair. While studying metal sculpting at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston he earned a degree in Philosophy from Tufts University in 1987. His education from that time included apprenticeships with a machinist, race car fabricator, and public art sculptor. In the next couple of decades he continued to master his craft, restoring a variety of antique vehicles before focusing on sculpting. Colin has been granted a series of patents for his designs, which have won national and international awards for their aesthetic, technical, and innovative qualities, including in 2012 the Exhibitor’s Choice Gold Award at the Smithsonian Craft Show and the Most Interesting Products Award at the American Society of Landscape Architects national expo. Committed to a sustainable lifestyle he resides and works within an intentional community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Selected Press & Blogs
San Jose Mercury News “Tanks for the comfy seating,” artist interview, November 23, 2012
Hampton’s Magazine, Artist Interview, Memorial Day issue 2014, p. 150
Walnut Creek Magazine, "Liquid Waves," artist interview, Sept./Oct. issue, 2015
San Francisco Examiner, “New West Coast Design 2” exhibit review, Jan. 2, 2014
Farm Show Magazine, artist interview, March 2013 issue
contemporist, May 31, 2013
Critical Response
“The massive, upcycled Propane Tank Club Chair by Colin Selig is bubbly, curvaceous and looks like something from a James Bond film.”
-San Francisco Examiner, 2/2/14
“Whether referencing Salvador Dali's "Mae West" sofa with bold, ruby-red "lip" benches, or boggling the mind of the best engineers with stunning, continuous-piece asymmetrical chairs, Selig has full command of his craft.”
-San Jose Mercury News, 11/23/12
“People were a little 'shocked' in a good way, as it is really different than anything else around in the major design period between Maison & Objet and Paris Design Week. So it really stood apart, which is an amazing accomplishment in a high density period of product presentation. The chair was also VERY comfortable and extremely well made. ”
-Melissa Regan, owner
Galerie Joseph, Paris, 10/15/13
