Date Created: 23rd September 2017
As part of this year's London Design Festival's Deptford Edition, Aldworth James & Bond ran a free furniture making workshop in their new Deptford space.
Location
The space is located under a railway arch in Deptford with outdoor working area as well as different indoor sections: laser cutting, metal fabrication, CNC, Design and Finish. They also have a very friendly dog who walks around casually as we sand down our furniture piece, which makes me worry a bit about her respiratory system after breathing in all that dust without a dog mask.
Railway Arch tucked away in Deptford, not far from the Highstreet
AJ & B Team explaining the CNC Process
Stool Making Workshop
The workshop itself was very simple and straight forward. CNC cut out wooden chair with nail-free PVC aided assembly. Lots of sanding. Gears were very new and staff were friendly and patient. It's a perfect choice for beginner level makers but for anyone who has a little bit more knowledge in wood workshops might found it a bit basic. At least we came home with some free new stools.
Naomi making her Stool
Finish
The furniture piece were taken home for completing the finish. I've had a few ideas on how to do this.
- Patterns: Patterned chair top with orange paint covering the rest
- Plain background with Black Outlines: Inspired by Chinese based Dutch designer Henny van Nistelrooy's Mazha chair
- Tiles: Black and white/coloured tile patterns
Morrocan Tile Patterns
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Metro Tiles
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Mazha
Mazha (马扎), a classic chinese stool, is a specific folding stool that has been central to the Beijing's inner city impromptu social gatherings through generations. Now we have taken this element as base to create an ongoing joyful exploration of patterns and colours combining the traditional furniture with contemporary design.
Materials:
Ash wood & various textiles
Dimensions:
H36 x D26 x W32 cm
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