In conjunction with the exhibition its also running a design competition for New Zealand designers to attempt their own masterpiece.

Peter Eisenman is one of the founding theorists of the fragment theory of architecture or deconstructivism.  Early in his career he was known for his houses . Rather than naming them he simply numbered them - House I, House II, and so on.  As he began to build larger projects, Mr. Eisenman practiced his deconstructivist theory on spaces dedicated to design like the University of Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center for Design & Art and the Wexner Art Center in Columbus, Ohio USA.

A recently completed project with great exposure is the monument to the murdered Jews of Europe – the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin.  At present, Mr. Eisenman is working on the City of Culture in Galicia, Spain.

Mr. Eisenman created a jewel-box scale piece, small but powerful in concept.  Sheets of the solid surfacing were cut through to create layered delicate grids with CNC preciseness.  The top flips up to make a chair back, or down to create a small table.  This piece commanded $18,000 as the first chair designed by Eisenman.  The auctioneer thought it was worth much more and will increase in value.