THE NAILS SERIES
The nails series of furniture uses workshops offcuts and recycled timber primarily from Bristol Wood Recycling Project and other sources. A variety of different hardwoods, including oak, elm and beech are used in conjunction with aluminium, brass and copper nails to create intricate patterns in the surface of the timber. This is a laborious process involving around 10 steps and in some cases up to 1000 nails are used in one piece of furniture. The series comprises occasional table and stools. Prices are based on the amount of time and work that lovingly goes into each peice. Furniture can be made to order based on designs in this collection or commissioned to a design based on your own ideas.
STAR
Elm and Aluminium
34cm diameter x 46cm high
£350
(This shows a ten-point star. A nine-point version is also available).
CIRCLES
Oak, Aluminium, Brass and Copper
34cm diameter x 46cm high £350
WEDGE TABLES
Oak and Aluminum
35cm x 50cm x 36cm high
£700 (for set of three)
LATTICE
Iroko and Brass
40cm x 50cm x 36cm high
£600
CUP
Beech and Aluminum 33cm x 40cm x 36cm high
£300
TEAPOT
Beech and Aluminium
33cm x 40cm x 36cm high
£300
WAVES
Beech and Aluminum 67cm x 28cm x 36cm high
£350
COFFEE TABLE
Oak and Aluminium
120cm x 50cm x 40cm high
£550
This oak table was commissioned by a client who wanted a a solid table which would stand up to daily family use. The design can be made in a variety of sizes and with a surface design of the client's choice.
MAKER'S MARK
Each piece of furniture includes my Footwork Furniture maker’s mark on the underside in the same material as the surface design on the top.
CONTACT
To purchase any of the above pieces, or enquire about having your own bespoke piece made, please contact:
0117 963 3029
PHILIP WALKER
I started making things out of wood while I was still at primary school. My father took me to Midlands Arts Centre where Kurt Nielsen helped and inspired me. Cecil Collier was my inspirational teacher at Bryanston School where I had free rein in the wood and metal workshops. At Bristol Polytechnic (now UWE) I spent three years learning three-dimensional design. All these opportunities nurtured and encouraged my love of design and materials.
Although most of my work is in wood, I am regularly drawn to other materials and have dabbled in enameling, jewelry and ceramics. I love the combination of wood and metal in the nails series, with the darkly dyed wooden surface offsetting the sparkle of the metal decoration.
WITH THANKS TO:
Rowland Spyer (design), Anita Hummel (photography), Helen Game Design, and Louis Eastman (for use of Out of the Woodwork’s amazing sanding machine).
7 Stackpool Road
Southville, Bristol BS3 1NG
07727 991171 philip@footwork.org