LOST AT SEA Chest
By Jake Phipps
US$ 14,570
Overview
2015
Material: Wood
Dimensions: 80cm (H) x 145cm (W) x 48cm (D) / 31.5" (H) x 57.1" (W) x 18.9" (D)
Production Lead Time: 14-16 weeks
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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About the art
Artist statement
This collection of furniture is inspired by objects that have been left exposed to incrustation from the sea.
Their shape, once crisp and clear, soon becomes blurred and secondary as the sea-life encapsulates and transforms them, taking over the objects original skin and clothing it in their own.
The barnacles that adorn this chest of drawers were taken from original specimens of the Balanus Poreatus barnacle; collected in 1921 for the Natural History Museum, London. Their form has been 3D scanned, edited and then cast to produce a variety of shapes and sizes. This ensures that every object from the collection will always be unique with a varied barnacle placement each time.
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Artist profile
Jake Phipps
Born: 1975
Hometown: Richmond, North Yorkshire
Based in: United Kingdom
Jake Phipps is a British designer who graduated from John Makepeace’s furniture design school, Parnham College, in 1999.
In 2005 he set up his own studio in London and began designing production pieces for a wide range of European manufacturers including Gebruder Thonet, Riva, Innermost, and Casamania.
Since 2010 he …
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