Chairs of the Alumni
September 29th, 2008
An exhibition of the work of George Ingham is being planned for October 2009 - A Singular Talent: a retrospective exhibition of the work and teaching of George Ingham (1940 - 2003). In conjunction with this, another exhibition - Chairs of the Alumni: the ongoing narrative - is being organised. Former students of George (that includes me) are invited to exhibit a recently made chair.
To quote from the invitation: “The exhibition Chairs of the Alumni will draw on the intakes of the years 1983 to 2003 inclusive to serve as a vehicle through which George’s teaching might be celebrated. It is hoped that the contemporary pieces will underscore individual maturation, and in the exhibition they will be counterpointed by George’s own teaching pieces and drawings.”
So - there is my new project in a nutshell! It’s quite a while since I designed a new chair. In fact the last was these conversation chairs exhibited in 1997. Damn that’s a long time ago. So this challenge is overdue.
Conversation Chairs by Mark Woolston
I hope to take my readers along on this journey over the next 12 months - showing the design ideas, the ergonomic tests, the design resolution, the making, the catalogue photography - right through to the exhibition.
Hope you come along for the ride.
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6 Comments Add your own
1. woodiespassion | October 4th, 2008 at 10:50 am
I’ll be at that exhibition! Wouldn’t miss it for the world.
2. Mark | October 4th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I hope to see you there Adam. Make sure to come up and introduce yourself.
3. The Village Carpenter | October 7th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Mark, your chairs are fabulous! They have kinetic energy. I’d like to hear about how you made them and am looking forward to reading about your upcoming chair project.
4. Mark | October 7th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I try not to think about how I made these! Best described as a nightmare.
Unfortunately I don’t have construction photos. The wood is hard-rock maple. The arc elements are laminated. The challenge was to calculate the angles of the legs (in two dimensions) and then drill into the base and arm at those angles. The seat is screwed to the legs from the inside of the rim.
I like the little triangulation support that locks the whole chair together. Of course the glue-up was fun!
5. The Village Carpenter | October 10th, 2008 at 12:46 am
I think I might have coined a few new expletives during a glue up like that.
All those angles are more than tricky. What a challenge!
6. Wood-fired! » Alumn&hellip | June 21st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
[...] was a long time ago that I promised to keep you up-to-date with my progress towards a chair for the Chairs of the Alumni exhibition. No updates (other than this general one) fortunately doesn’t mean no progress - [...]
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