DUNPHY’S ARTWORK BRISTLES WITH STORED
ENERGY THAT CAN ONLY BE UNLEASHED WHEN
VIEWERS LEAVE THEIR ADULT INHIBITIONS
BEHIND AND CLIMB ABOARD.

in an art museum or in a private home. It’s only when makes the realms of art and design accessible to the objects are used, however, that they fully realize a larger audience. As an artist, she is true to her their potential as fine art. singular vision, which uses seductive materials,

Dunphy lives and works in Athens, Ga., which is sleek forms, and irresistible function to draw the better known for R.E.M. and rabid football fans than spectator into a collaborative relationship. as a hotbed of modern design. It’s her aim to change As a brand, Modern Convenience injects much-that through Athens Design Development (ADD), a needed playfulness into the hard-edged world coalition of like-minded designers and artists dedi- of modern design. As art, Modern Convenience cated to bettering their city through innovative design. irresistibly invites your participation.

Their first two projects, bright yellow bus-shaped bus stop shelters and flower-shaped cigarette butt receptacles, were just unveiled. ADD is also sharing its expertise through a design directory that will help local artists, crafters, architects, and other designers Athens Design Development: add411.org find resources such as fabricators and materials.

Play is the unifying factor in Dunphy’s work.

“I’m currently exploring [Swiss philosopher] Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive play,” she says. By letting viewers of all ages interact with her art, Dunphy

Dunphy’s Modern Convenience line: modernconvenience.com

Garth Johnson is a designer, educator, and rogue crafter who lives in Atlanta. His website, extremecraft.com, is a compendium of craft masquerading as art, art masquerading as craft, and craft extending its middle finger.