The Bodging Project - Harley Gallery - Welbeck - Worksop - N. Nottinghamshire
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A fascinating new exhibition has just opened in the lovely Harley Gallery at Welbeck (See previous blog)
Called The Bodging Project it shows what happened when 10 renowned furniture designers went to a woodland workshop in Herefordshire armed with only simple sketches, traditional green woodworking tools and a time-frame of six days. The resulting new, experimental furniture was then shown in Milan at the Salone del Mobile
in 2010 and the London Design Fesitival 2012.
Very fortunately when I visited three of these very skilled craftsmen were on hand and gave a fascinating tour. The chair in the picture had evolved through various stages, and had been picked up at in Milan, was now being manufactured in China and was for sale in John Lewis stores. It certainly was gorgeous.
Upstairs the exhibition continued showing what happened when 5 designers, in June 2012, visited the closed Lloyd Loom factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Using the factory machinery and their signature weave (I'd forgotten Lloyd Loom is basically brown paper spun round wires), over 2 days, 13 completely new concepts were developed. These were left in the factory showroom for the staff to find on Monday morning - and what a lovely surprise they must have had!
Several of these pieces are to go into production, and certainly all our tour group loved them and were anxious to know when they would be available in the shops. I've e-mailed Lloyd Loom for some dates, but so far have received no reply.
I loved this fascinating and very unusual exhibition, enhanced of course by actually speaking to the skilled craftspeople. It will be in the Harley Gallery until the 2nd June 2012
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A fascinating new exhibition has just opened in the lovely Harley Gallery at Welbeck (See previous blog)
Called The Bodging Project it shows what happened when 10 renowned furniture designers went to a woodland workshop in Herefordshire armed with only simple sketches, traditional green woodworking tools and a time-frame of six days. The resulting new, experimental furniture was then shown in Milan at the Salone del Mobile
in 2010 and the London Design Fesitival 2012.Very fortunately when I visited three of these very skilled craftsmen were on hand and gave a fascinating tour. The chair in the picture had evolved through various stages, and had been picked up at in Milan, was now being manufactured in China and was for sale in John Lewis stores. It certainly was gorgeous.
Upstairs the exhibition continued showing what happened when 5 designers, in June 2012, visited the closed Lloyd Loom factory in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Using the factory machinery and their signature weave (I'd forgotten Lloyd Loom is basically brown paper spun round wires), over 2 days, 13 completely new concepts were developed. These were left in the factory showroom for the staff to find on Monday morning - and what a lovely surprise they must have had!Several of these pieces are to go into production, and certainly all our tour group loved them and were anxious to know when they would be available in the shops. I've e-mailed Lloyd Loom for some dates, but so far have received no reply.
I loved this fascinating and very unusual exhibition, enhanced of course by actually speaking to the skilled craftspeople. It will be in the Harley Gallery until the 2nd June 2012***
For more about my writing just click here
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