Architects Selected for New Inde/Jacobs' Gallery

The new Inde/Jacobs art gallery is to be built on Highway 90 in the current location of George's Garage (208 E. San Antonio). Gallery owners, Vilis Inde and Tom Jacobs, hope to have the new building completed by Open House 2006. From their website: "Claesson Koivisto Rune of Stockholm Sweden has designed the permanent gallery space which will open in the fall of 2006. Their design adds a lively twist to the minimalist aesthetic of Marfa." The architects, Claesson Koivisto Rune, are well known for their multi-discipline approach to design; encompassing architecture, interiors, furniture, and product design.

Partner Eero Koivisto, in an interview with DesignBoom.com, advises young architects to "follow your heart.. follow your ideas about what you want to do." He continues, "I teach a lot and I tell my students to try and find your own language... and try if there is a trend going on, and there is always a trend in any time, try to avoid doing anything in that particular trend that is popular right now, because if you avoid it you will shape your own language - which is really the whole ideal of this work."

A few samples of their work are shown below.