The Stump stool is part of the Re-imagining Aydon exhibition of works by the Design Histories group created in response to the history, setting and atmosphere of Aydon Castle.
The castle, which sits in an idyllic rural setting in Northumberland, North East of England, dates back to the 13th Century and is now in the custody of English Heritage.
The stool will be on show at Aydon Castle until October 2022.
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The stool part of the Spolia collection of furniture made from offcut and salvaged timber components.
The stump stool references the unintended charm of improvised axe blocks, used throughout the world for hundreds of years. A work surface on which wood is chopped, split or carved, axe blocks must be durable and, above all, stable.
Materials: Ash tree stump and offcut blocks.
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