BOAT SEAT WITH SAIL AWNING
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As featured in Architectural Digest, April 2009 The practical design detail of traditional fishing boats which Terence finds truly inspirational is shown in two contrasting images in the new book. The first is a pencil drawing...
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As featured in Architectural Digest, April 2009 The practical design detail of traditional fishing boats which Terence finds truly inspirational is shown in two contrasting images in the new book. The first is a pencil drawing from 1929 by the British artist Christopher Wood called 'Fishing Boat, Dieppe' and the second is a huge sunshade on the terrace at his apartment in Shad Thames which was inspired by sails. Ben Fowler was the ideal candidate to produce a piece based on boats as part of this project. He spent his childhood messing around in boats and after leaving the Royal College with a Masters in Furniture Design he trained with boat builder Mark Edwards who specializes in traditional ship building particularly of Thames Skiffs. Ben’s understanding of the complex geometry and skills required of boat builders stayed with him when he set up his own furniture design and production business. He maintains that boat building taught him the importance of form following function and the way beauty in objects can be derived from the tight constraints of necessity. His boat-seat works perfectly as a boat and a seat. From The Conran Shop's exclusive Inspirations collection inspired by the book Terence Conran's Inspiration. The Inspirations collection at The Conran Shop looks at the ideas and pieces which have inspired Terence Conran throughout his illustrious career. The Conran Shop has selected some of Terence's main inspirations and has turned these into a series of projects working with designers from the UK, France, Germany, South Africa, Italy and the U.S. Each project expands upon a single one of Terence Conran's inspirations, moving it on in unexpected directions and using it to inspire their own work.
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