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The Reading Chair (Photography by Toby Summerskill) via redlegsupholstery
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Hessian on the inside arms of The Reading Chair
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Springing the seat of The Reading Chair
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Lashing the springs in the seat of The Reading Chair
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This stitched edge gives beautiful definition and stability to the edge of The Reading Chair
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Second layer of hair stuffing, this time mixed hair on The Reading Chair
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Top cover for the seat of The Reading Chair has been sewn together and fitted on.
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Putting on the outside back of The Reading Chair, lining up the bookshelves of the arms and wings with the back.
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Matching up the bookshelves on the outside wings and arms of The Reading Chair
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TA DA! The Reading Chair is nearly finished! Final touches will be decorative nails around the legs and retouching the paintwork.
I’m going to colour-in more of my doodles instead of not doing anything with them and leaving them in sketch books. More colouring in. That’s what I think.
Brand new Mural in Old street by my mates Harry Malt and Chris Bianci of Bare Bones. Like Like Like!!!
A portrait series by friend and photographer David Kimelman, taken recently over a weekend in London. David was travelling around Europe visiting friends for his up-close day in the life project. http://davidkimelman.com/2012/05/serge-seidlitz/
Having just finished reading Tolstoys classic, in anticipation of the forthcoming movie and in the spirit of my latest of obsession with all things Russian, this re-imagining of the Anna Karenina cover is inspired by the frescos of the interior of St. Basils cathedral in Moscow.
Lutyens & Rubinstein bookshop, NottingHill www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk
(also available to purchase directly from me)
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LIMITED EDITION OF ONE! The bookshelf chair is a collaboration between illustrator Serge Seidlitz & upholsterer Lizzie Summerskill. The Edwardian wingback chair, has been stripped, repaired and remastered. The essence of the project was to produce a beautifully crafted piece of furniture that will stand the test of time and will offer the maximum comfort but within a modern context, therefore fusing the values of traditional method with high end modern living. The chair has been carefully made, using traditional techniques and with the employment of traditional and modern materials, and is finished with black painted legs and black acrylic decorative nails around the legs.The fabric design was tailored to fit this chair exclusively so that all bookshelves would appear on the inside and outside back. The end result is a beautiful antique wingback chair that will last for years to come and be the perfect place for any booklover to sit back and enjoy their favourite past time.
