Table=Chest
Design
12 January 1995 (made)
12 January 1995 (made)
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Multi-functional flexible furniture was the key to the 1990's interior. As living spaces got smaller, the pressure on furniture to have more than one function and to justify its very existence were the issues challenging designers. In solving this problem, Tomoko Azumi wanted to design furniture that would make home-living easier and enjoyable. These preliminary sketches for 'Table=Chest', taken from Azumi's sketchook in her final year of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art, London, show how she developed the idea that the piece would involve some sort of movement which transformed its function and form. The result is neat and elegant, whilst also being very practical.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Table=Chest (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Sheet from a sketchbook showing design for 'Table=Chest' by Tomoko Azumi, pencil and watercolour, London, 1995 |
Physical description | Sheet from a sketchbook showing working drawings for 'Table=Chest'. The drawings illustrate the various configurations of the piece of furniture. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed in pencil and blue watercolour with notes) |
Credit line | Given by Tomoko Azumi |
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Summary | Multi-functional flexible furniture was the key to the 1990's interior. As living spaces got smaller, the pressure on furniture to have more than one function and to justify its very existence were the issues challenging designers. In solving this problem, Tomoko Azumi wanted to design furniture that would make home-living easier and enjoyable. These preliminary sketches for 'Table=Chest', taken from Azumi's sketchook in her final year of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art, London, show how she developed the idea that the piece would involve some sort of movement which transformed its function and form. The result is neat and elegant, whilst also being very practical. |
Associated object | W.6:1-1997 (Design) |
Bibliographic reference | Fiona Leslie, Designs for Twentieth Century Interiors, V&A Publications, 2000, p. 65
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Collection | |
Accession number | E.457-1999 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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