The current exhibition at London's Gallery Libby Sellers showcases 8 period chairs that have undergone a dramatic transformation at the hands of bespoke furniture duo Clarke & Reilly. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Ed Reeve

大多数家具设计师都注定要制作一张标志性的椅子-几十年来，这将以自己的名字为人所知。对于分别是古董家具专家和时装设计师的大卫·格罗科特(David Grocott)和布里奇特·德怀尔(Bridget Dwyer)来说，这种追求他们的标志性椅子“瞬间”包括将个性注入到被忽视的抛弃的集合中。

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然后，在设计剧场里，他们把改装过的椅子穿过绞刑架。在一个严酷的二月，他们把他们困在伦敦南部的屋顶上。当他们在加州逗留时，他们离开椅子在干燥的约书亚树国家公园。

椅子在不同的衰变阶段返回。一张悲伤的古色古香的拖鞋椅子回来了，它的丝绸几乎被溶解了。这对夫妇又花了几个月的时间，把磨损的碎片重新装进椅子的内脏里，这些东西本身就很漂亮。

他们看到这些塑料椅子围成一圈，无人看管.这就像一次会议，所有这些椅子聚集在一起，走入极端的环境，发展自己的个性。“

八人的敬意出现在Libby Sellers画廊的平面图上，以及他们旅途中的视频和照片旅行。他们是木乃伊在破烂的织物，但卖方证实，他们都是高度功能。她说，这把爱尔兰椅子，加上一台旧工业车床上的皮带，真的很舒服。

这两人在之前的一次展览中与香水师Azzi Glasser会面后，增加了嗅觉元素。在椅子打开后，他们邀请格拉瑟去工作室，让她重新创造出尘土飞扬的气味。格拉瑟的标志性香水将填补画廊的环境，并使观众更接近于极端的条件所忍受的椅子。

The designers sourced chairs spanning three centuries of design and, over the course of five years, the pair lived with the chairs, reupholstering them with vintage fabrics. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Ed Reeve

The chairs were first installed on the rooftop of a Peckham building to weather the winter cold. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: James Ostrer

They were then transported to the Californian desert and subjected to its scorching sun. 'Chair 7' (pictured) is a piece from 1690 refurbished with a 1920s Fortuny indigo block print. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Clarke & Reilly

The transatlantic journey was documented by filmmaker Billy Boyd Cape in a video installation that is also being shown at the gallery. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Ed Reeve

Once the chairs arrived back in the UK, the pair spent another few months restitching frayed bits into the guts of the chairs. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Ed Reeve

'Chair 3', circa 1890, is an English design crafted from mahogany, silk, wool, linen and cotton. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Laurence Passera

'Chair 5', circa 1870, in mahogany, gesso and leather. Courtesy Gallery Libby Sellers and Clarke & Reilly. Photography: Laurence Passera

keywords:Gallery Libby Sellers, 8 Chairs, Clarke & Reilly, London, design, furniture, chairs, period design, antique, David Grocott, Bridget Dwyer

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