Rupert Williamson

Artist statement

Concepts
Designer and maker of one off furniture. Producing various public commissions, reception desks, gallery seating, ceremonial chairs etc.. Work with private customers to produce domestic furniture, creating one off pieces or whole interiors, working mainly with wood. The main themes that dominate my work originate from an interest in asymmetric organic forms, these I emphasise with contrasting woods and colour.

Influences
Contemporary architecture, environmental sculpture, landscape

Career path
Qualifications:
1999 PhD, University of Teesside
1972 MA, Furniture Design, Royal College of Art, London
1969 BA Hons, Furniture Design, High Wycombe College

Teaching Experience:
1997/01 Research Lecturer, Furniture Department, Buckingham and Chilterns University College
1994/99 Part time Lecturer, Design Department, Loughborough University

Areas of work:
Tertiary education
Adult education
Exhibiting
Lecturing
Private commissions
Public art
Working with architects


Collections:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
Decorative Arts Museum, Montreal, Cambridge