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Watts Chair at the Gallery Cafe. Photo by: Indy Miranda. Credit John Green Designs 2022.

A MODERN WINDSOR STYLE CHAIR FOR THE WATTS GALLERY TEA ROOMS IN GUILDFORD, UK





















The modern Windsor design emerged as early as the 16th century in England when wheelwrights started coping out chair spindles in the same way they made wheel spokes. John Green Designs studio was comissioned to envision a modern version of the staple typology for the renowned Watts Gallery in Guildford, UK.
Watts Chair in use at the Watts Artist Village. Photo by: Indy Miranda Credit: John Green Designs 2022





PROCESS



Watts Chair production in York, UK. Photos by: John Green + Indy Miranda. Credit John Green Designs 2022.




We wanted to combine the essence of the spindle back construction championing traditional techniques like steam-bending with the modern day precision of 5-axis CNC machining. The result, a stripped-back spindleback chair built to withstand the high traffic areas of the gallery. Our studio designed and manufactured a limited batch of these chairs in-house, collaborating with nearby facilities to precisely manufacture the individual components.









Watts Chair in Black Stained Ash and European Oak. Photos by: Indy Miranda. Credit John Green Designs 2022.


The chair is currently manufactured on request in John’s workshop in York, UK and is open for comission.
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