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weePLACE008: John Piekaar, Furniture Designer
Showing alongside The Secret Laboratory, launching Thurs Feb 4th 6-9pm
The weePLACE series resumes for the new year with a piece to complement Notebooks and Narratives: The Secret Laboratory in the main space.
John Piekaar is a maker of fine bespoke furniture. His walnut cabinet, which won 1st prize at the 2003 RDS National Crafts Competition, was inspired by a piece of Japanese architecture.
“The clean Modernist lines of the building formed the basis of my idea”, says John. “Constructing the walnut ‘barrel’ using a traditional coopering technique, allowed me to incorporate wood working proficiency in a contemporary way.”