Conceived in 2006, Robber Baron is an important suite of five cast-bronze furnishings, consisting of a Cabinet, Mantel Clock, Table, Standing Lamp, and Jewel Safe, each to be offered in a limited edition of five, exclusive to Moss.

Magnificent in scale, exceptionally finely modeled, detailed, and cast, with precision mechanical movements where required, incorporating deeply carved iconographic reliefs, with areas highly polished, gilded, or patinated, these works are guild-like in their master craftsmanship.

Their mirror finish reflecting the outrageous excesses of America’s 19th century tycoons and Russia’s new oligarchs, these surreal, highly-expressive furnishings, each a complex composition of multiple visual elements depicting a narrative - much like a cathedral’s stained glass windows or its majestic bronze front doors - represent an interior belonging to a powerful industrial leader or his heirs. With clouds of pollution belching from towering smoke stacks, and missiles, falcons, gas masks, warplanes, and wrenches adorning golden surfaces, Robber Baron celebrates and shames both Art and Industry.

Works from Robber Baron were recently exhibited in Telling Tales, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, NRW-Forum Dusseldorf exhibition "U.F.O. ~ Blurring the Boundaries Between Art and Design" and Alter Ego at Gaasbeek Castle, Belgium. The suite made its debut at Moss Design Miami in 2007. Other notable exhibits include Spring Exhibition during Art Week at Moss New York and Moss Design Miami / Basel, Switzerland 2008.

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