Storm Chair

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Artist/Maker	Richards, Stephen (designer and maker)
Place of origin	London (designed and made)

Chair made of numerous batons, or 'sticks', of wood shaped and glued together. The batons vary in length but are all 14 mm gauge. The wood is unfinished.

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Category	Furniture
Object type	Chair
Title	Storm Chair (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Various woods, including ash, sycamore, walnut, oak and elm, jointed and glued together Ash Sycamore Walnut Oak Elm
Brief description	'Storm Chair', designed and made by Stephen Richards, 2000, London, Great Britain
Physical description	Chair made of numerous batons, or 'sticks', of wood shaped and glued together. The batons vary in length but are all 14 mm gauge. The wood is unfinished.
Dimensions	Approx. height: 1000mm Approx. width: 1050mm Approx. depth: 1000mm Dimensions are approximate due to shape.
Production type	Unique
Gallery label	(2006) 103-6 STORM CHAIR Designed and made by Stephen Lewis (British) Batons of various woods, including ask, sycamore, walnut, oak and elm British, 2005 W.1-2003 (14/07/2009-18/10/2009) ‘Storm’ chair Stephen Richards (born Britain, 1964) 2000 Various timbers including ash, sycamore, walnut, oak and elm Unique V&A: W.1-2003 Given by Stephen Richards The ‘Storm’ chair looks as if it has been captured at the moment of explosion, or collapse. Its agitated form, tense angles and brittle character could stand as a metaphor for an anxious mental state. It seems to record its own end, or presage it.
Credit line	Given by the maker
Collection	Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number	W.1-2003

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Record created	March 27, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O77299/storm-chair-chair-richards-stephen/

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