‡Petter Byorn Southall (born 1960) a pair of fumed oak Batten low tables

‡Petter Byorn Southall (born 1960)

a pair of fumed oak Batten low tables, designed by Petter Southall and made by Petter Southall and Tom March at his I Tre Furniture studio, 2010, sold with a photocopy of the original receipt of purchase, 43cm high, 38cm wide. (2)

Provenance

Purchased directly from the maker by the vendor, 2010.

Catalogue notes

These Batten tables show Southall's slatted construction, taking one shape and repeating it - creating a play of light and shadow on the surface of the piece. The pieces of wood are held tightly together using a copper boat rivets (gleaned from his training as a boat builder) which both provide a strength to the piece and also reduce the need for glue. Southall records his first commission, after graduation from Hooke Park College, was from the sculptor Elisabeth Frink for a table and dining chairs in 1991.