From Faith to Design Object, Paul Rouphail's Latest Exhibition Centers on the Credenza

Credenzas may seem like a standard furnishing in everyone's living room, but the word itself has an unusual backstory. Centuries ago, the Italian word credenza ("credence" in English) was coined as a measure tied to belief. Essentially, nobility would have their servants sample food at a sideboard in the living room to test for poison. From an act of faith to a design object, American artist Paul Rouphail used the interesting transformation of a credenza as the theme of a new solo exhibition at ...