Aschenputtel, Thomas Forsyth & Owen Gildersleeve
For the third year running Designersblock has created a feature area for interiors 2010 in Birmingham running January 24-27. Designers, companies and manufacturers have collaborated on new projects that will be shown for the first time at the show, with new projects from Ercol, Timorous Beasties, Sitting Firm, Chris Eckersley, Puff and Flock, Lazerian, Pure Whyte, Hendzel & Hunt, Assembly Room, Thomas Forsyth, Owen Gildersleeve, Camira, Bute Fabrics, Lunchtime Cinema and more.
Artist and designer Thomas Forsyth has collaborated with graphic designer and illustrator Owen Gildersleeve. Their chest of drawers is entitled Aschenputtel, the Grimm brothers title for the classic Cinderella story. As with Cinderella, rags are turned into riches in the form of the reworking of the old chest – with secret compartments, intricate illustrations and woodcarvings, unexpected drawer mechanisms and even a drawer which transforms into a table.
The project is for Emmaus Brighton, an organisation that offer work and community for people who have become socially excluded or homeless. A large part of their work involves recycling furniture and, in addition to the chest, the designers have revamped a lamp, a chair and as well as other pieces.
Hendzel and Hunt & Puff & Flock & Ercol; Puff & Flock & Ercol
Design studio Hendzel and Hunt have worked with textile collective Puff & Flock, using third partner Ercol’s designs and textiles as the inspiration for the project. The original Ercol butterfly chair has been reproduced in carbon fibre that creates a lightweight structure, which is then wrapped in Ercol’s best selling fabric printed with designs by Jenny and Melissa of Puff & Flock.
Puff & Flock & Ercol; Bird Installation, Puff & Flock
Puff & Flock is also collaborating with Ercol on the ‘Sofa so Good’ project by Amelie Labarthe and Elisabeth Buecher of Puff & Flock. Behind the chairs is the Bird Installation by Kathy Schicker of Puff & Flock.
A-Frame Pavilion, Chris Eckersley
Chris Eckersley will be showing quite a few pieces at the show, including the new A-Frame Pavilion, produced in collaboration with Coventry based furniture manufacturers Sitting Firm.
Designersblock
interiors 2010
Thomas Forsyth
Owen Gildersleeve
Hendzel and Hunt
Ercol
Puff & Flock
Chris Eckersley
Image credits: photos 1 & 2 Jonathan Green
