Table Leg
2006 (made)
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These four prototype table legs (W.6-2016, W.7-2016, W.8-2016, W.9-2016) relate to another object in the V&A collection, the ‘George’ chest of drawers (W.14-2013), which was purchased through the Design Fund in 2013. As prototypes, they show a clear progression of thought by the maker, Gareth Neal. In his words, they demonstrate his ‘journey to George’. Made in 2006 using cheap timber, each prototype took about a day to make.
With this prototype, the last before he attempted to create a working prototype using a CNC machine, Neal experimented with the width of cut made between planes. Here he used a dimension saw to create a 3mm gap rather than the 5mm gap seen on the other pieces. This is probably the truest representation of the leg (in terms of shape and dimensions) from the piece of furniture Neal used to inspire the design of ‘Anne’.
With this prototype, the last before he attempted to create a working prototype using a CNC machine, Neal experimented with the width of cut made between planes. Here he used a dimension saw to create a 3mm gap rather than the 5mm gap seen on the other pieces. This is probably the truest representation of the leg (in terms of shape and dimensions) from the piece of furniture Neal used to inspire the design of ‘Anne’.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Pine, cut with a dimension saw and chiselled |
| Brief Description | Prototype table leg; pine cut with a dimension saw; Gareth Neal, London, 2006 |
| Physical Description | Prototype table leg. Pine cut with a dimension saw to form horizontal planes, most of which have been deliberately chiselled off close to their roots. |
| Production type | Prototype |
| Credit line | Given by Gareth Neal |
| Object history | Handmade by Gareth Neal in 2006. Neal gave these pieces (W.6-2016, W.7-2016, W.8-2016 and W.9-2016) to the V&A in 2016 [2016/55]. |
| Summary | These four prototype table legs (W.6-2016, W.7-2016, W.8-2016, W.9-2016) relate to another object in the V&A collection, the ‘George’ chest of drawers (W.14-2013), which was purchased through the Design Fund in 2013. As prototypes, they show a clear progression of thought by the maker, Gareth Neal. In his words, they demonstrate his ‘journey to George’. Made in 2006 using cheap timber, each prototype took about a day to make. With this prototype, the last before he attempted to create a working prototype using a CNC machine, Neal experimented with the width of cut made between planes. Here he used a dimension saw to create a 3mm gap rather than the 5mm gap seen on the other pieces. This is probably the truest representation of the leg (in terms of shape and dimensions) from the piece of furniture Neal used to inspire the design of ‘Anne’. |
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| Accession Number | W.9-2016 |
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| record created | January 25, 2016 |
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