These are shots of work I did at the RCA way back in 1989. Happy and wonderful days under the tutelage of Eduardo Paolozzi. They were made from a mixture of junk and carefully hand -crafted components (usually pieces of glass). The junk was scrap metal found in bins and electronic detritus, often dumped on my desk by Paolozzi himself. I would arrive in the morning to find a defunct piece of hi-fi equipment ready for me to dis-assemble.
Difficult to remember which parts were made and which found (blurring the boundaries was always the intention) but I remember spending a lot of time in IDE spot welding, brazing and soldering.
Jonathan Glancey was very complimentary about the pieces at the time, when he wrote for The Independent, likening them to the inscrutable instruments of Captain Nemo's bridge and said that I aspired to being the Charlie Parker of design. Praise indeed, and I'd be hard pressed to think of a better compliment for as long as I live.
Some of the works are soon to be shown at a well known London design gallery - so, heartwarmingly for me, they get to ride again. Watch this space - and hope you like 'em.
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