A CHAIR FOR (nearly) EVERY WEEK OF LOCKDOWN
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To some, chairs are merely functional objects but as designers we know that they symbolise the ever-evolving landscape of our craft. The chair is a vehicle through which we can understand a culture, a time in history and the mind of a designer. As the chair has become such a ubiquitous object it can often be overlooked. ‘A CHAIR FOR NEARLY EVERY WEEK OF LOCKDOWN’ explores different concepts or ideas within craft and design that can be easily understood through a chair, investigating the use of locally sourced waste materials and working with limited tools whilst self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The chairs in this series were produced in my garden at home, in a time of uncertainty, with a limited amount of materials and tools at my disposal. This project is a physical journal of my time in lockdown, driven by a methodology of making and keeping busy. Produced in an ad hoc workshop that Robinson Crusoe would be proud of, this project speaks of compromise of resources but not of quality. Furniture is a completely new territory for me as a designer and maker, so I approached it from a more experimental rather than traditional way, subverting common techniques and hacking classic chair designs.
From a chair that responds to government regulations of social distancing and is a nod toward Enzo Mari’s Autoprogettazione project, to a chair that explores a new life and value for fallen palm tree leaves through experimenting with the waste material to find and utilise its unique qualities. By isolating and extracting pigments from organic materials I also produced a set of stains and finishes made from completely natural biomaterials that allow my chairs to encapsulate the atmosphere of my garden workshop.
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