Havana-born, LA-based artist Jorge Pardo has designed everything from clocks, furniture, and lighting to restaurants, museum interiors, and homes. But he doesn't call himself a designer or an architect; rather, Pardo considers his occupation to be that of a sculptor. He built 4166 Sea View Lane, a house that he and his family now occupy, for a 1998 solo exhibition at LA's Museum of Contemporary Art, and he later designed an airy, seaside home for collectors Cesar and Mima Reyes in Puerto Rico. Phaidon's new monograph, the latest in its Contemporary Artist series, presents a full range of Pardo's work — from his ubiquitous, colorful lamps that have been displayed in galleries around the world, to his dynamic pavilions for Germany's Oliver cinema and the Solares Foundation in Mexico. Art critic and professor Lane Relyea interviews Pardo; Bonner Kunstverein director Christina Vegh discusses the evolution of his practice; and filmmaker Chris Kraus takes an in-depth look at his 4166 home. While you may not find his work at design fairs, Pardo has his own way of influencing the way we live.

Jorge Pardo: House , a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, is on view at MOCA Cleveland from September 11 to December 28. A catalogue is available.