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Perfectly at home in a traditional or modern setting, this chair is a stand alone piece or can form part of a collection.
My aim for this chair is to showcase to a new audience the beauty of whole willow seating and celebrate Ernest Gimson, master craftsman and one of the leaders of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Originally designed by Ernest Gimson in the 1890s, subsequently made for Bedales school, the elegant simplicity of this armchair lends itself beautifully to a finely woven natural white willow seat.
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This chair was exhibited as part of the Nourish Exhibition at the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham, Surrey August - October 2022.
Willow weaving this chair pays homage to one of Gimson's most iconic pieces of furniture that is displayed at the Cheltenham Museum. In 2019 - 20 a special exhibition 'Ernest Gimson: Observation, Imagination and Making' took place at the museum and showcased Gimson's chair, which he was purported to have woven himself.
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The willow seat features natural indigo dyed white willow uses a vat fermentation process that I developed. Advanced basketmaking techniques including skeining, scalloming and cranking.
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The ash wood chair frame was made for me in 2022 by Lawrence & Daniel Neal. Lawrence & Daniel are father and son, 4th & 5th generation furniture makers descending from and working in the Gimson tradition.
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Bedales Chair with Indigo & White Willow Seat at the Nourish Exhibition, Crafts Study Centre.
Perfectly at home in a traditional or modern setting, this chair is a stand alone piece or can form part of a collection. My aim for this chair is to showcase to a new audience the beauty of whole willow seating and celebrate Ernest Gimson, master craftsman and one of the leaders of the Arts & Crafts movement. Originally designed by Ernest Gimson in the 1890s, subsequently made for Bedales school, the elegant simplicity of this armchair lends itself beautifully to a finely woven natural white willow seat.
This chair was exhibited as part of the Nourish Exhibition at the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham, Surrey August - October 2022. Willow weaving this chair pays homage to one of Gimson's most iconic pieces of furniture that is displayed at the Cheltenham Museum. In 2019 - 20 a special exhibition 'Ernest Gimson: Observation, Imagination and Making' took place at the museum and showcased Gimson's chair, which he was purported to have woven himself.
The willow seat features natural indigo dyed white willow uses a vat fermentation process that I developed. Advanced basketmaking techniques including skeining, scalloming and cranking.
The ash wood chair frame was made for me in 2022 by Lawrence & Daniel Neal. Lawrence & Daniel are father and son, 4th & 5th generation furniture makers descending from and working in the Gimson tradition.
Bedales Chair with Indigo & White Willow Seat at the Nourish Exhibition, Crafts Study Centre.