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Thanks for looking in. The pictures show furniture and objects designed by Roger Estop and made mainly from plywood or adapted domestic items.

This is furniture exploring the everyday, inspired by utility and uselessness, finding delight in simplicity, provoking a double-take.

Each album on the right gives a little information about each item. More about the objects, exhibitions and background can be found on the information page.

Do get in touch if you wish to enquire, acquire, communicate, commission or commiserate.

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Summary of images in this gallery:

Chairs

  • Warped perspective:   Made from a single 4ft x 2ft sheet of 18mm birch plywood

    Tapered shapes and twisted geometry create a comfortable chair from sheet material.
  • Lower case chair:   Birch plywood, stainless steel bolts

    The letters c, h, a, i, r purpose-designed to be typographically correct and to combine structurally to form a stable chair.
  • Upper case chair:   Birch plywood, bolts

    The letters C, H, A, I, R, based on sans serif letter forms, combine to make an easy chair.

Children's chairs

  • Four square chair:   Birch plywood, screws. Cut from four squares.
  • Circle chair:   Sheet material, piano hinges, screws. Folds flat.
  • Braces chair:   Plywood or other sheet material.
  • Leaf chair (1 of 2):   Birch plywood.
  • Leaf chair (2 of 2):   Birch plywood.
  • Woodland chair - rabbit:   Birch plywood.
  • Woodland chair - squirrel:   Birch plywood.
  • Curved chair:   Birch plywood.

Tables

  • Thin table:   9mm birch ply and a few screws.
  • Quaker Meeting Room table:   Cherry.
  • Dining and work table:   Pine and blockboard.
  • Small table:   Birch plywood.
  • Square lamps:   Pine.

Domestic dramas

  • Fireside chair:   Logs and axe handles.
  • Tub:   Half a galvanised bath tub and painted wood.
  • Spic and span:   Brooms and brushes.
  • I'll get my coat:   58 coat hangers, pine.
  • Pastorale:   Guitar, plywood, sheet music.
  • Constitutional:   Walking sticks, corduroy trousers, plywood.
  • Back pedal stool:   Reduced bicycle.
  • Wholemeal stool:   Bread board, rolling pins.

Spoonware

  • CD rack:   
  • Tray:   
  • Small shelf:   
  • Letter rack:   
  • Postcard holder:   
  • Wooden spoon holder:   
  • Coathooks: