Polypropylene stacking chair upcycled with upholstery by Jude Dennis, known as Stacker #1.
Identifier
FPF482
Title
Polypropylene stacking chair upcycled with upholstery by Jude Dennis, known as Stacker #1.
Date
Chair manufactured 1980-2000, upcycled 2013
Description
A polypropylene stacking chair upcycled with upholstered seat and back by Jude Dennis, titled Stacker #1.
Full Description
This polypropylene stacking chair, made by Restall, with a moulded seat and steel leg frame, is one of millions manufactured following the classic design by Robin Day for Hille (see FPF410 and 417). It had been discarded, but was rescued and upcycled by Jude Dennis in 2013, adding an upholstered cushion to the seat and back using linen scrim, horsehair, buttoning twine, calico and cotton felt. Dennis named the chair Stacker #1.
Jude Dennis is a freelance upholstery consultant and educator. She graduated from the upholstery course at London Metropolitan University in 2009 and co-founded the Second Sitters creative upholstery partnership with Hannah Stanton in 2012. Dennis has produced a number of similar pieces in the Stacker series, using the familiar yet often discarded polypropylene chair. By adding traditional upholstery techniques in sustainable materials, Dennis aims to challenge the throw-away culture and question conventional relationships with everyday objects. She has said “there is a certain freedom in upholstering something which doesn’t need to be upholstered.”
Jude Dennis is a freelance upholstery consultant and educator. She graduated from the upholstery course at London Metropolitan University in 2009 and co-founded the Second Sitters creative upholstery partnership with Hannah Stanton in 2012. Dennis has produced a number of similar pieces in the Stacker series, using the familiar yet often discarded polypropylene chair. By adding traditional upholstery techniques in sustainable materials, Dennis aims to challenge the throw-away culture and question conventional relationships with everyday objects. She has said “there is a certain freedom in upholstering something which doesn’t need to be upholstered.”
Condition
Good.
Materials
Polypropylene.
Steel.
Upholstery.
Steel.
Upholstery.
Physical Dimensions
H. 75
W. 47
D. 46
W. 47
D. 46
Marks
Moulded mark under the seat, ‘SIT Restall Production Design Group, 8L reg des no 945712’.
Provenance
Donated to the Frederick Parker Collection by Jude Dennis in 2016
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