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Victorian Grandfather Chair and Chippendale Writing Desk by Adam Rowe

August 18th, 2008

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New Designers 08: graduate designer Adam Rowe has produced a range of furniture made from oriented strand board (OSB).

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Rowe used the material, which is made of bonded wooden strips, in his Victorian Grandfather Chair (above) and Chippendale Writing Desk inspired by Chippendale furniture (below).

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By using OSB and traditional production methods, Rowe says he wants to challenge “the misconceptions of material aesthetics and the value placed on material”.

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“The Victorian Grandfather Chair combines traditional craftsmanship and high quality leather with a modern cheap sustainable material,” he adds.

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Rowe uses OSB made from sustainable wood sourced in the UK. The designs were presented at New Designers in London last month.

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Rowe graduated from University College for the Creative Arts in Rochester, England this year.

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Posted by Rob Ong

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23 Responses to “Victorian Grandfather Chair and Chippendale Writing Desk by Adam Rowe”

  1. mic Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 6:19 pm

    looks like furniture from mid nineties computer games with bad mapping… wouldn’t want to have it at home.

  2. zoltán Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 6:31 pm

    i’m sorry Adam but this is just wrong. What value is this to society? or anyone? Its not esthetically pleasing- ok, but then at least it should be useful… more consumer crap!!

  3. christopher Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

    Aesthetically questionable (looks blah, feels blah); its visual (and probably, literal) weight is the biggest negative.

  4. K. Rimane Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

    dezeen, this is a good example that a “rubbish/junk” section is needed in here.
    What a waste of material. This is pollution!

  5. zuy Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 7:50 pm

    student ?

  6. edward Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    I am not wild about the chairs, but the desk is a hoot, the trad contures but out of OSB. About time we accepted OSB for what it is an ditched the cheap, phony, veneer.

  7. Maxence Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  8. Zenza Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 10:49 pm

    Can someone shoot me on the head please?

  9. John K Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 12:50 am

    sustainable doesn’t mean recycling some crap to produce another crap. you were supposed to bring some class to a recycled material , not make it look even worth.

  10. N1111111111 Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 2:43 am

    Proportions are wrong, colors are wrong, execution is poor. Can anybody tell me where did good taste go????

  11. Honkie Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 6:41 am

    Awful chairs, great desk.

  12. monsieur! Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 9:25 am

    god this is the worst thing i’ve ever seen in my whole life – i just had to pour salt into my eyes to clear the image burnt onto my retina’s – dezeen i trust you’ll be footing the bill for the corrective eye surgery i now require thanks to your heartless uploading of the shitboard abortion!

    adam rowe you are worse than hitler

  13. pieterjan Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    Oops.

  14. Azeem Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    Looks like an amateur tryin to learn 3d modelling in a computer software !!

  15. BB Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Please have a little respect.

    “Adam Rowe you are worst than Hitler” – Dezeen comments are hitting an all time low…
    Its totally shocking that people are allowed to disrespect others hard work in such a public forum.

    Its design – it should not raise so much hatred and animosity.

  16. edward Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    In fact photo #4, looks like it could be of big-leaf maple burl, in the right light.
    I think this has great potential. But they would weigh a ton.

  17. wooddy Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    Interesting, but it is only artistic provocation. In fact those pistures seems to be nice visualisations. Look at the corners of furniture. OSB strand board has rough edges, hard to make sharp corners as shown on pictures.
    Anyway I like it :)

  18. Jen Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    Hey, OSB is a good material. There are people using it correctly, not like these things. Check the Spot Jamming chair by Emiliano Godoy http://godoylab.com/html/spot_jamming_page.htm

  19. Xit Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    This is like “Design Idol” and we are Simon Cowell.

    Next !…..

  20. mckraus Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    Have a look at http://woodstory.pl/osb
    much nicer;)

  21. tony Says:
    August 20th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    I saw this design at http://www.style.org.uk first.

  22. Matt Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Ha ha, worse than hitler. Maybe you should tell him what you really think. Got to love the internet for allowing people the freedom to express the first emotion that comes to mind instead of saying ahh yeah Adam thats good, yeah good work. And then walking away and mumbling under your breath. wow, what crap.

    So, for my two cents. I like the idea, I’d sit on it, but I wouldn’t pay for it

  23. can't I'll get into trouble Says:
    August 23rd, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    bravo Matt.

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