This non-archival newsprint catalog was printed to coincide with the exhibition Martino Gamper & Adam Pogue at Blunk Space, October 21 – December 3, 2023.

The exhibition brought together new work by London-based designer Martino Gamper and LA-based artist Adam Pogue, informed by JB Blunk's own philosophy that "the process is the doing, the bringing together.” Having both spent time at the Blunk home and studio in Inverness, California, they committed to working without preconceived ideas, making intuitively and allowing the materials at hand to govern the resulting works. Most of the works were conceived or executed on-site. Gamper used salvaged wood from local wood sawyer Evan Shively to produce cutting boards, wood-framed mirrors, and a series of benches for Adam's patchwork cushions. Based on his residency at the Blunk House this summer, Pogue made a large-scale hanging screen, an assortment of sculptural cushions, and two stuffed chairs. Like Blunk’s, their work is playful, intuitive, and resourceful, investing their intentionally-designed objects with the chance of abstraction. The need to make something useful yet creative is a puzzle to be intuitively resolved.

The catalog features photographs of Pogue & Gamper working in-situ at the Blunk house, the final artworks, and installation images from the exhibition. A conversation between Pogue, Gamper, and Mariah Nielson reveals the similarities in their processes and how JB’s work and home influenced their work.

Designed by Åbäke and printed by Newspaper Club in London, UK.