'scrap poly furniture'  bench
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the latest work of british industrial designer max lamb is being presented at commissioned,
an exhibition currently happening during milan design week 2010. amongst his pieces
is 'scrap poly furniture' whereby a process of destruction is used to create a chair, stool
and bench. here a variety of simple tools are used to make the furniture manually. the piece
are carved and the soft tactile polyurethane rubber finish is applied on top.



construction of 'polychair'



'scrap poly furniture' long bench
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detail
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chair and small side table
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copper chair and table
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lamb's collection of copper dinnerware and furniture is born from his fascination with
creating hollow copper structures. the series began as he sculpted a chair by hand in hard
modeling wax that softens as it warms up. the model was then covered with a conductive
silver spray followed by a process whereby he bathed the piece in a container of aqueous copper.
once immersed in the welter, the nanocrystalline particles acquired a thin film of pure copper
around the wax core, which was eventually melted away in low wax casting. the result was
a hollow design that was lightweight yet strong. taking from that experience, the same physical
process is translated to the rest of his copper collection.



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'commissioned' is group exhibition including the collective work of simon hasan, ben jones,
max lamb, kwangho lee, robert loughlin and peter marigold. although, they all have different
backgrounds and origins, their work is tied by their application of unusual materials.



detail
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copper table
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copper dinnerware
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copper rame and pitcher
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copper pitcher
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top view
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copper cups
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copper pitcher
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