A bookcase using the tall wall above a flight of stairs in a flat in central London, with a ladder which hangs like a sculpture when not in use. I went through several variations of split counterweighted sliding ladders before settling on this simpler solution, which needed a prototype stage for the ladder to find […]
Havelock Library
May 11, ’11
12:27 PM
A centrepiece library, reading sofa and storage cabinet for a modern London flat finished in cherry, sapele, sycamore and steel. The focus of this design is the carefully weighted relationship between the elements and the free space surrounding them. The dual-purpose ladder and the book display shelves are intended to accommodate a constantly changing, visually […]
Aitken Studio Furniture
May 19, ’05
8:16 AM
A set of 6 veneered tables, 3 of which with a span of over 3m, and a shelving unit made to fit into an obtuse angle.