Back at the end of 2019, Tom partnered with Nicola Burt Interior Design from KLC School of Design and the Southwark School Learning Partnership, to kick off the “Take a Seat” competition. The Tom Faulkner team are deeply passionate about nurturing the talent of the future and were thrilled to be involved in this project. The competition was open to all students of SSLP schools in years 10-12 to enter. They were tasked to create beautifully designed, ergonomically sound, sculptural and still functional chairs. In the run up to the competition, they were brought down to our Chelsea showroom, our Swindon workshop and had design sessions with Nicola Burt to really learn as much as they could about the design process. It was a fantastic way to see so many schools in the area work so seamlessly together.
The winning design was that of student, Anne-Elizabeth Sowah. Her design was largely inspired by her favourite design movement, Art Deco and the connection between her passion and the design is something that really resonated with Tom.
Our Swindon workshop helped bring Anne-Elizabeth’s design to life and it is now on display at her school St Saviour’s and St Olave’s School until the summer.