Overview
Royal College of Art graduate Oliver Stiff has developed a series of sculptural furniture pieces. These designs specifically intend to integrate the distinct 'language, attitude, and materials' characteristic of fashion design into the domain of furniture. The collection includes the Hurmull Chair, a corresponding Side Table, and the Socialite Chair. These pieces were constructed utilizing deadstock fabrics provided by Vivienne Westwood.
Research Context
The designer, based in London, articulates an objective to bridge the conceptual and material aspects of fashion design with furniture creation. This framework suggests an exploration into how elements typically associated with wearable design can be recontextualized and applied to functional objects for interior spaces.
Approach
Oliver Stiff's recent works, specifically the Hurmull Chair, Side Table, and Socialite Chair, employ deadstock fabrics as primary materials. These fabrics were explicitly donated by Vivienne Westwood. The use of deadstock materials, coupled with the explicit aim to bring fashion's 'language, attitude, and materials' into furniture, indicates a design approach centered on material reuse and interdisciplinary conceptual transfer.
Findings
- Oliver Stiff created sculptural furniture pieces.
- These pieces include the Hurmull Chair, Side Table, and Socialite Chair.
- The furniture was made using deadstock fabrics.
- The deadstock fabrics were donated by Vivienne Westwood.
- The designs aim to bring the language, attitude, and materials of fashion design into furniture.