Chrisél Attewell (b. 1994) is a multidisciplinary artist from South Africa. Her work is research-driven and experimental. Inspired by current socio-ecological concerns, Attewell’s work explores the nuances in people’s connection to the Earth, to other species, and to each other. She works with various mediums, including installation, sculpture, photography, and painting, and prefers natural materials, such as hemp canvas, oil paint, glass, clay, and stone.

The book recommendations below are focused on artists, designers, and institutions that have blurred the lines between functional objects, design, and high art. Some books are more focused on catalogs, whilst others explore more the conceptual side of Functional art. All of these, however, are sure to inspire and broaden our understanding of what is considered to fall under the Functional art definition. She received her BAFA (Fine Arts, Cum Laude) from the University of Pretoria in 2016 and is currently pursuing her MA in Visual Arts at the University of Johannesburg. Her work has been represented locally and internationally in numerous exhibitions, residencies, and art fairs. Attewell was selected as a Sasol New Signatures finalist (2016, 2017) and a Top 100 finalist for the ABSA L’Atelier (2018). Attewell was selected as a 2018 recipient of the Young Female Residency Award, founded by Benon Lutaaya.James commissioned Dalí to create the red lip sofa as a Functional art piece for his living room, based on the Mae West painting. The sofa is currently housed in Rotterdam in the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, whilst another version of the sofa is kept in the Dalí Theatre and Museum in Spain. To provide a Functional art definition, it is useful to first ask “what is functionality?” Functionality is the quality of a product or object that describes its suitability to serve its intended purpose. Functionality thus describes how practical functional objects are. The strong connection between the two brothers can also be seen in the many archives of photographs and letters that characterize their love and respect for each other. Diego Giacometti was, however, more than a mere assistant and was a talented sculptor himself. To separate himself from his already famous sculptor brother, Diego Giacometti decided to specialize more in furniture design. Alberto Giacometti, however, also teamed up with his brother at times and the brotherly duo created many pieces of sensitively designed Functional art together. Today the influence of the Bauhaus’s focus on the unification of function and design can still be seen in architecture, design, and fine art. Many universities and art institutes around the world today have joint departments with architecture and design. This, however, is not only true in the case of educational institutions, but also for museums and galleries.

But he is disappointed with the industry's response to what he argues were two landmark reports into the position of ethnic minorities studying and working in the built environment. "The reports don't seem to have gathered momentum in the industry," he says. "People are not rising to the challenge."Sir Nicholas Serota director of Tate Gallery and inaugural member of the Culture Strategy Group for London