Orwell Sofa

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Artist/Maker	Hilton, Matthew (designer)
Place of origin	London (designed)

Scale models can play an important part in the design process because they can be produced much more easily than full-sized prototypes. Matthew Hilton designed the Orwell Sofa for SCP in 1996. He made this fibreglass mould for a 1:5 scale model of the sofa, to show its shape and proportions.

Object details

Categories	Furniture Designs
Object type	Mould
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Orwell Sofa Mould for Model Orwell Sofa Mould for Model
Title	Orwell Sofa (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Fibreglass Fibreglass
Brief description	Mould in two pieces, made of fibreglass, to make a 1:5 scale model of the Orwell Sofa, designed by Matthew Hilton for SCP in 1996
Physical description	Mould in two parts, made of fibreglass, 1:5 scale
Dimensions	Height: 172mm Width: 520mm Depth: 300mm Measured from top and bottom moulds fitted together Top and bottom moulds seem to have been confused as between the inventory records and the catalogue record. Measurements taken 1/7/2010 by Jana Scholze and Lucy Wood: Top mould (inside form): H. 17 x W.51.7 x D. c. 28 cm (height measured at same angle as when supported in bottom mould); Bottom mould (outside form) H. 17.2 x W. 52 x D. c. 25 cm
Credit line	Given by Matthew Hilton
Summary	Scale models can play an important part in the design process because they can be produced much more easily than full-sized prototypes. Matthew Hilton designed the Orwell Sofa for SCP in 1996. He made this fibreglass mould for a 1:5 scale model of the sofa, to show its shape and proportions.
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.20:1, 2-2005

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Record created	August 12, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115286/orwell-sofa-mould-hilton-matthew/

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