Russell Bamber

Each plane of Hot Desk 2 is laminated in high pressure laminate. Each surface is a different color, and in perfect condition. Hot Desk 2 is an eye catching centre-piece sculptural unit that can be used as a reception desk. Hot Desk 2-Berlin teeters on the edge of design, painting and architecture; selecting and employing elements freely and playfully to suggest function and familiarity. It is made to invigorate a space, to bring unexpected joy and dynamism to our lives, bringing a new and exciting twist to the space it occupies. Hot Desk 2-Berlin suggests function, and is functional, but its function is also to tease and beguile. The mischievous use of color and surface seduces the viewer into joyful excitement and further blur the boundaries of sculpture and design. Its dimensions are domestic but its forms create a frisson; a frisson that encourages the user to make a decision about their physical journey through a space (much as a kissing gate...

The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...

The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...

The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into colour, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell...

The Ziggurat series (of four) are smaller scale investigations into color, planes and form. Each Ziggurat as a unique, one-off sculpture, completely handmade and finished by Russell ...

Hot Desk 1 is an eye-catching centre-piece sculptural unit that can be used as a reception desk. Hot Desk 1- Miami teeters on the edge of design, painting and architecture; selecting and employing elements freely and playfully to suggest function and familiarity. It is made to invigorate a space; to bring unexpected joy and dynamism to our lives, bringing a new and exciting twist to the space it occupies. Hot Desk 1 suggests function, and is functional, but its function is also to tease and beguile. The mischievous use of color and surface seduces the viewer into joyful excitement and further blur the boundaries of sculpture and design. Its dimensions are domestic but its forms create a frisson; a frisson that encourages the user to make a decision about their physical journey through a space (much as a kissing gate...