Tom Dixon Fan Chair in Black Ash & Leather

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Tom Dixon Fan Chair in Black Ash & Leather

About the Item

Tom Dixon fan chair in black ash & leather Fabulous bold and striking Tom Dixon Fan chair in black on black, a true statement piece, a dramatic and sculptural take on the Classic British design of the ‘Windsor Chair’, with its semi-transparent structure made from black stained ash, with a tall curved back for support and comfort, complete with a black leather seat pad, it’s the perfect piece for any contemporary home. About: Tom Dixon, OBE (born 21 May 1959 in Sfax, Tunisia is a self-taught British designer. He is currently the Creative Director of the brand 'Tom Dixon' specialising in Lighting, Furniture and Accessories. His works have been acquired by museums across the globe, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of Modern Art New York and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris France. Tom Dixon rose to prominence in the mid 1980s as “the talented untrained designer with a line in welded salvage furniture". He set up ‘Space’ as a creative think-tank and shop front for himself and other young designers. By the late 1980s, he was working for the Italian giant Cappellini for whom he designed the Iconic ‘S’ chair. In the 1990s, he became a household name with ‘Jack’, his polyethylene "sitting, stacking, lighting thing" designed for his company ‘Eurolounge’ In 1993 he participated in the ?greatest exhibition of British furniture design of the 20th century?, organized by Helmut Diez in Bremerhaven , Germany.In 1998 Tom was appointed head of design by Habitat and later became Creative Director until 2008. He was the public face of a collective team responsible for rejuvenating the Habitat brand. In 2002 Dixon established his brand under the name ‘Tom Dixon’. The company is based in Portobello, London. In 2004 Proventus, the Swedish-based private investment company, teamed up with Tom Dixon to establish Design Research, a design and product development holding company. The Tom Dixon brand launches new lighting and furniture collections bi-annually at the Milan international furniture fair and at London Design Festival. In 2012 the company launched its first accessories range at Maison et Objet, Paris. The company’s products are sold internationally in 65 countries. In 2007 Dixon launched Design Research Studio, an interior and architectural design studio. High-profile projects include Restaurant at The Royal Academy in London , Jamie Oliver’s London restaurant, Barbecoa as well as Shoreditch House. Most recently Design Research Studio announced their first ever hotel project, redesigning the iconic Thames-side Sea Containers House in collaboration with US hotel giant Morgans Hotel Group Completed summer 2014. In 2016, Dixon collaborated with Revolution Pre-crafted to design a prefabricated house named HOME. His work is included in the permanent collections of New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2017, the Tom Dixon brand launched its first textile collection Super Texture, which features three sets of cushions. Josephine Ortega, a young British textile artist, was commissioned to create two of the three cushions - Paint and Abstract. The two urban-inspired sets incorporate bright colours with varying textures. The third set of cushions, Geo, resembles layered rocks and sediment with embroidery by hand and machine. Summery: Modern Design Designer: Tom Dixon Model: Fan Chair Material: Leather & ash Colour: Black Manufacturer: Tom Dixon Original Practical & beautiful Condition: The chair is offered in superb original condition. Dimensions: Height: 44” / 112cm Width: 34.4” / 87.5cm Depth: 29.5” / 75cm Seat height: 14.4” / 36.5cm.

Creator:
Tom Dixon (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 44 in (111.76 cm)Width: 34.4 in (87.38 cm)Depth: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Seat Height: 14.4 in (36.58 cm)
Style:
Organic Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Ash,Leather
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
21st Century
Date of Manufacture:
2000s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. The chair is offered in superb original condition.
Seller Location:
Longdon, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1832324657632

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Tom Dixon

Artistic, innovative and entrepreneurial, the self-taught creator Tom Dixon has been a contemporary design-world maverick for more than three decades. From his revolutionary art-meets-design projects of the 1980s and throughout his dynamic and influential career as a designer of furniture, housewares and interiors, the only consistent note has been change. Dixon’s chief fascination is exploring new materials and new ways of constructing things.

Dixon was restless even as a young man. He enjoyed ceramics and drawing in high school but later dropped out of the Chelsea School of Art in London. While repairing his motorcycle in 1983, Dixon learned how to weld and took to the craft. He began making what he has called semi-functional objects from scrap metal (sometime as performance art in a nightclub), then formed a furniture studio–cum–think tank called Creative Salvage. Amid the ritzy excess of the ’80s, Dixon — along with designers such as Tejo Remy and Ron Arad — forged a new, attention-getting aesthetic with furniture made from found materials.

In 1987, Dixon began working for the Italian furniture manufacturer Cappellini, which put his best-known design, the slender, sinuous S chair, into production, followed by such pieces as the Pylon chair (1992), a wire lattice that resembles electrical transmission towers. Starting in the 1990s, Dixon expanded his interests rapidly. He started a company to manufacture the stackable plastic Jack light; joined the housewares retailer Habitat as creative director; and breathed new life into Artek, the venerable Finnish maker that Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino helped cofound. Since 2002, Dixon has run his namesake company fabricating furnishings from novel materials like brass foil-clad wood and “vacuum-metalized” glass.

The hallmark of Dixon’s design is his captivation with the process of creating pieces such as chairs, tables and lighting fixtures. “A kind friend once described me as a ‘vertebrate designer,’” Dixon has said. “That means that I design from the bones outwards and am not really interested in surface.”

Classic Dixon pieces are those that exhibit the manner of their making — from his early work in welded scrap metal to the woven rattan seats and backs of his Fat chair for Cappellini. There are two ways to approach Dixon designs: as a collector, or as a decorator. The former will seek Dixon’s one-off and limited edition works and prototypes. These historical artifacts carry high prices that range from around $8,000 to $50,000 and above. Those more interested in a dynamic look will find that manufactured Dixon designs — such as his Jack lights or his Melt pendant — can be found for prices that range from about $300 to $1,000. Either way, as you will see on 1stDibs, the designs of Tom Dixon have a singular allure that makes them a noteworthy element in any room.