Samuel Wilkinson designs Grace collection of aluminium furniture
Milan 2014: British designer Samuel Wilkinson has created a range of lightweight aluminium furniture (+ slideshow).
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The Grace collection designed by Samuel Wilkinson for Italian brand EMU includes a stacking chair and armchair, a stool, plus a folding cafe table.
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All the pieces are formed from die-cast aluminium to make them lightweight, and suitable for use both indoors and outdoors.
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The shapes were influenced by early twentieth-century wood furniture.
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The table has a simple self-locking mechanism for when the top shifts from horizontal to vertical and is supported by a stand that branches into four legs.
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Tubular chair legs have been designed to stack neatly on top of each other.
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"By making the castings and connections work hard we have reduced the amount of welding to a minimum," said Wilkinson.
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At the end of their life, the pieces can be disassembled and recycled.
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The range will be exhibited at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile trade fair, taking place in Milan this April.
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Photographs are by Sylvain Deleu.
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