Pictorial Feature: Art as Furniture
Julian Mayor Design (London, Paris)


Lesley Pocock

The technological age and classical design have come together in these original pieces by Julian Mayor. Computer designed and cut, and painstakingly assembled, these pieces function as both furniture and art.

"Clone 2005"
Digitally designed and cut 3D chair

Julian Mayor is an artist and designer based in East London. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2000 he worked in California as a designer for IDEO design consultancy. On returning to London in 2002 he worked for Pentagram and other design studios while starting to exhibit his own work. He currently teaches at the London College of Communication while continuing his exploration of computers and sculptural form. In 2006 he completed a series of sculptural benches for a park behind the Tate Britain gallery in London and in 2007 a commission called 'burnout' for a collector in East London. His work has been exhibited at the V&A London, Rossana Orlandi Milan, FAT Galerie Paris and 21st21st New York.

Frame Chair (welded steel bar) 2010

For more images see: www.julianmayor.com