Shows in London worth a visit this week include Gallery Fumo and Sebastian Fellows Gallery. Both galleries in Shoreditch have work in wood. Max Lamb has looked to the traditions of English furniture making and been inspired to make his range called Woodwear. He has focused on the age old dowel rod joint, used by turners and bodgers to make chairs for centuries. The furniture he has shown shows a contemporary angle on an Arts and Crafts feel that is also indebted to Scandinavian design.
Meanwhile, just down the road at the Fellows Gallery, Michael Wainwright is showing his 'Tunnocks Train Set'. Made from native yew, the whole train set is over a mile in length, though only sections are on show, a video shows the entire network. Wainwright, inspired by last years strike at the famous Scottish snack bar factory and impending rail strikes draws the two together to show manufacturings dependence on tea breaks and rail transport. An innovatve and political work.
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