Dimensions
240 x 280 x 24mm
Rupert Williamson is one of the foremost designer-craftsmen of furniture working today. Here, he surveys his work from 1962 up to date: his early education at High Wycombe and the Royal College of Art and the influences he absorbed. Dividing his work, mostly one-off pieces which he designed and made with the help of only one or two assistants, into the various themes or styles which have emerged, he explains in detail how his work evolves - developing from sketches, models, CAD, or a combination of these; the choice of materials and methods of construction. Illustrated throughout, a catalogue of his entire work is included showing its extraordinary range. In all this gives a fascinating insight into the life and work of a furniture designer and maker of rare talent, supporting the view that his work bridges the division between crafts and art as his work moves towards sculptural forms. AUTHOR: Mary Scott is a freelance book and magazine editor. She lives in London. Mary La Trobe-Bateman is an expert on contemporary crafts. A graduate of the Royal College of Art she is former Director of CAA the leading gallery for contemporary applied arts in London; before that ran her own gallery in Somerset. As a writer, curator and lecturer she has introduced the work of the country's most accomplished makers to a wider public. She has curated many major exhibitions: recently for The Goldsmiths' Company in the City of London, and for the award winning Ruthin Craft Centre in North Wales. She is a Patron for Stroud International Textiles. In 2001 she was awarded an OBE for services to contemporary craft. SELLING POINTS: ? It is rare to find a brilliant designer/craftsman who is articulate about his work, and very few have written extensively about their work in such detail as here ? It is a full record of this eminent designer/makers output with descriptions of the design and making processes involved 479 colour illustrations
