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
