Table
Collection
MC
Brief description
American walnut, with a solid top, ridged sides and legs, with the 'ghosts' of a Queen Anne table cut within the square body of the legs. Gareth Neal, 2008.
Title
Anne
Object number (per part)
W.162
Object name (per part)
table
Location - controlled (per part)
Offsite Storage
Production person
Neal, Gareth
Production date
2008
Production place
London Borough of Hackney
Material
American walnut
Technique
cnc routing
CAD
veneered
joinery
polished
CAD
veneered
joinery
polished
Physical description
American walnut table, with a solid top, ridged sides and legs, with the 'ghosts' of a Queen Anne table cut within the square body of the legs.
Dimensions
length: 132cm
width: 41cm
height: 76cm
width: 41cm
height: 76cm
Object history note
Prior to its acquisition by the Crafts Council, this object was displayed at the following exhibitions: 'COLLECT' at the V&A, '100% Design' at Earl's Court, and 'ORIGIN' at Somerset House (all London, 2007); 'COLLECT' at the V&A, Milan Furniture Fair, 'Tent' at London Design Week, and 'Vision 21' at Bonham's (all 2008); 'COLLECT' at the Saatchi Gallery, 'Urban Field' solo exhibition at Contemporary Applied Arts, '100% Design' at Earl's Court and 'Telling Tails' at the V&A (all London, 2009).
Label
Engaging with new technologies to complement traditional hand skills gives character to Neal's furniture. The surface of this table is cut by a saw blade mounted on a CNC routing machine, enabling complex saw cuts. Neal has recently had his work included in the V&A's Telling Tales exhibition as well as a solo exhibition at Contemporary Applied Arts. Neal is a graduate of Buckinghamshire College BA (Hons) Furniture Design & Craftsmanship. His practice is based in London.
Neal graduated from Buckinghamshire University's specialist Furniture Design and Craftsmanship BA and has since been in constant demand by clients and collectors. His work has been featured in numerous publications and exhibited around the world from Sotheby's New York to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. "I am keen on making statement pieces that include narrative about the making process and that are a reminder of how we have lost touch with certain aesthetics" - Gareth Neal.
Neal graduated from Buckinghamshire University's specialist Furniture Design and Craftsmanship BA and has since been in constant demand by clients and collectors. His work has been featured in numerous publications and exhibited around the world from Sotheby's New York to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. "I am keen on making statement pieces that include narrative about the making process and that are a reminder of how we have lost touch with certain aesthetics" - Gareth Neal.