designersblock 2010: bodging milano

front view, gitta gschwendtner

‘bodging milano’ hosted by designersblock will showcase the work of nine designers at milan design week 2010. under the leadership of gudrun leitz, the nine participants went on a week long excursion to the herefordshire woods, spending their time on the traditional woodturning craft of bodging. in this method of production, unseasoned wood is used to form chair legs and stretcher bars through the help of a pole-lathes, steam benders and hand tools.

back view, gitta gschwendtnerthe list of participating designers include amos marchant, carl clerkin, chris eckersley, dave green, gareth neal, gitta gschwendtner, rory dodd, suzanne barnes, and william warren.

‘bodging milano’ came about when designer and artist chris eckersley was asked to design a chair for dave green’s furniture company sitting firm. the resulting chairs called ‘arden’ was a variation of the english windsor chair launched at designersblock milan 2009. the ‘arden’ project led to an interest in traditional chair making and production, upon which eckersley and his gathered group of designers participated in a bodging course.

portrait of gitta gschwendtner

front view, gareth neal

back view, gareth neal

portrait of gareth neal

front view, dave green

back view, dave green

portrait of dave green

front view, william warren

back view, william warren

portrait of william warren

front view, rory dodd

back view, rory dodd

potrait of rory dodd

front view, amos marchant

back view, amos marchant

portait of amos marchant front view, chris eckersley

back view, chris eckersley

portrait of chris eckersley

front view, carl clerkin

back view, carl clerkin

portrait of carl clerkin

front view, suzanne barnes

back view, suzanne barnes

portrait of suzanne barnes