Maquette
1996 (made)
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This maquette was made as part of the design process of a screen titled EH 9681 (M.83-1997), designed by Wendy Ramshaw and commissioned by the V&A for the new Staff Restaurant. It was installed in 1997. The letters and number EH 9681 refer to the code given by the Sheffield steel mill at the point of manufacture. The commission was part of a larger project; the conversion of the former Royal College of Art Studios into new conservation studios, Museum offices and staff restaurant.
'The abstract design is intended to look as if it is a huge drawing standing firmly within its environment- static but filled with suggestive movement.' Wendy Ramshaw, Crafts Magazine Jan- Feb 1998
'All the wonderful objects in this marvellous museum make the task of designing any work which is to become a part of the structure of the building a very considerable undertaking. I based the drawing for the screen on an animated sketch I had once made for a brooch. The lines within the frame of the screen still retain a sense of movement, further emphasised as you walk past'. Wendy Ramshaw
'The abstract design is intended to look as if it is a huge drawing standing firmly within its environment- static but filled with suggestive movement.' Wendy Ramshaw, Crafts Magazine Jan- Feb 1998
'All the wonderful objects in this marvellous museum make the task of designing any work which is to become a part of the structure of the building a very considerable undertaking. I based the drawing for the screen on an animated sketch I had once made for a brooch. The lines within the frame of the screen still retain a sense of movement, further emphasised as you walk past'. Wendy Ramshaw
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Steel with optical glass and mixed media. |
| Brief description | Maquette for one of two steel and glass screens designed for the V&A by Wendy Ramshaw, England, 1996 |
| Physical description | Maquette for a double screen, made from steel with optical glass and mixed media. |
| Style | |
| Production type | Model |
| Gallery label | Model for a Double Screen EH9681
Mild steel with optical glass and mixed media details
England, 1996
Designed by Wendy Ramshaw OBE, 1996
Commissioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum
The conversion of the former Royal College of Art studios to Museum offices between 1992-7 provided the opportunity for the Museum to commission a double screen for the new staff restaurant. Wendy Ramshaw, a jeweller of international reputation and whom had also worked on large scale commissions was approached, was approached and the design, expressed in this model, was approved by the Museum in 1996. Construction took place in 1997 and the finished double screen which measured 3 x 4 metres was installed in September of that year. The fretwork nature of the design was achieved using a revolutionary cutting technique which involved high pressure water jets firing fine particules of grit at the steel sheet. The name EH9681 refers to the batch numberof te sheet when it arrived at the foundry for cutting. |
| Credit line | Given by Wendy Ramshaw |
| Object history | A comprehensive account of this commission is available in the following publication: Wendy Ramshaw – The Big Works, Hipotesi, Barcelona, 2004 ISBN 84-607-994-1. |
| Summary | This maquette was made as part of the design process of a screen titled EH 9681 (M.83-1997), designed by Wendy Ramshaw and commissioned by the V&A for the new Staff Restaurant. It was installed in 1997. The letters and number EH 9681 refer to the code given by the Sheffield steel mill at the point of manufacture. The commission was part of a larger project; the conversion of the former Royal College of Art Studios into new conservation studios, Museum offices and staff restaurant. 'The abstract design is intended to look as if it is a huge drawing standing firmly within its environment- static but filled with suggestive movement.' Wendy Ramshaw, Crafts Magazine Jan- Feb 1998 'All the wonderful objects in this marvellous museum make the task of designing any work which is to become a part of the structure of the building a very considerable undertaking. I based the drawing for the screen on an animated sketch I had once made for a brooch. The lines within the frame of the screen still retain a sense of movement, further emphasised as you walk past'. Wendy Ramshaw |
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| Bibliographic reference | Wendy Ramshaw, The Big Works, Hipotesi, Barcelona, 2004 ISBN 84-607-994-1. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.84:1-1997 |
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