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Tom Vaughan

Tom Vaughan Multimedia sculptor
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Bold digital craftsmanship

  • • A designer and a maker, Tom is the founder of Object Studio
  • • He makes sculptures, furniture and installations
  • • Complex three-dimensional forms are his signature pieces

Tom Vaughan was trained both in cabinetmaking and in product design at the Royal College of Art, where he is now also a lecturer. In 2011 he founded his East London workshop, Object Studio, with a small team of highly skilled craftspeople. Their extensive experience and capabilities mean they work with a wide range of materials to craft high-end bespoke furniture, sculptures and installations. All of the creations are entirely designed and crafted in-house, and reflect the dual nature of founder Tom, at once craftsman and designer. Most of the pieces made at Object Studio are site-specific, one-off designs or short limited editions commissioned by private collectors, interior design firms, galleries and institutions around the world.

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Works

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Ribbon chair

The Ribbon chair is a large sculptural wooden armchair, entirely made from solid blocks of arctic white maple timber, joined to create a single form. The seat, back and legs are a single continuous flowing surface with curves inviting the user to touch, sit and interact with the piece.

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Modus table

The Modus table has a double base cast in polished bronze and a timber top made from wenge with a fumed oak trim. Modus is a highly customisable, modular table system, comprising of simple coned cast metal bases to support a variety of sized and shaped tops.

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Manta dining set

The Manta table and chairs, here in fumed European oak, are a dining set consisting of the Manta chair and the Manta table. The chair gets its name from its resemblance to the manta ray and the table resembles a sleek vessel or surfboard.

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S chair

The S chair is handmade to order in a variety of seating positions, timbers and finishes. It is an early piece by Tom Vaughan and one of his first explorations into flow and movement. The form arises directly from the flowing curves of a hand-painted letter S.

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Signature bench

The Signature bench is a sculptural seating piece commissioned for a private collection in Zurich, Switzerland. This large, dark polished ribbon of cast bronze has a rhythmical fluid form, defying gravity like a frozen blurred moment of motion.

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