A Visit to the V&A

So the other day Stef and Phil enjoyed a visit to the V&A in search of some lovely things. Having pretty much got lost in there, its easily done, they eventually found themselves on the 6th floor and at the Dr Susan Weber Gallery. Here they found what they had been looking for. This new gallery, located alongside the Ceramics Study Galleries, presents the Museum’s outstanding collection of British and international furniture from the 15th century to the present day. It focuses on questions of form, function, and techniques of construction and decoration in the creation of furniture for over six hundred years. For more information follow the link and below are some images taken from the visit.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/f/futureplan-new-furniture-gallery/

'Club' armchair 1925-6
Marcel Breuer

'Arabesque' table 1949
Carlo Mollino

The Branca Chair
Branca is inspired by the wooden branches of a tree. The back leg supports the critical joints of the armrest, seat and back and is made from a single piece of wood, produced robotically.

'DAW' armchair  1950 (above)
Charles and Ray Eames

Armchair 1934
Gerald Summers

Frank Lloyd Wright 

Armchair, model 4801 
Joe Colombo

'Chair Bench'
Gitta Gschwendtner