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    FISH ROCKING CHAIR​

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    Fish Rocking Chair
    Fish Rocking Chair
    Fish chair detail
    Fish chair detail
    Fish Chair arm rest
    Fish Chair arm rest
    Fish seat detail
    Fish seat detail
    Fish seat detail
    Fish seat detail
    Fish Chair header
    Fish Chair header
    Fish Rocker with stool
    Fish Rocker with stool
    Billingsgate Fish Market
    Billingsgate Fish Market
    The story begins in London at 5am....
    Fresh is best with fish
    Fresh is best with fish
    10 Fresh Sardines
    10 Fresh Sardines
    Plaster life cast
    Plaster life cast
    You have to work FAST with fresh sardines
    Wax poured into moulds
    Wax poured into moulds
    Wax cast fish
    Wax cast fish
    Chilling the castings in bucket of cold water
    Clean and prep wax fish
    Clean and prep wax fish
    Moulding with fish
    Moulding with fish
    Shaping the seat
    Shaping the seat
    Work station
    Work station
    Shaping the rockers
    Shaping the rockers
    Shaping the legs
    Shaping the legs
    Rocker in wax
    Rocker in wax
    Seat ready to mould
    Seat ready to mould
    Wax seat ready to be encased in plaster.
    Wax legs on tree
    Wax legs on tree
    Wax head rest
    Wax head rest
    Plaster moulds
    Plaster moulds
    Furnace
    Furnace
    Lifting the crucible
    Lifting the crucible
    Pouring aluminium
    Pouring aluminium
    Plaster mould cooling
    Plaster mould cooling
    Smashing the plaster
    Smashing the plaster
    Seat broken out
    Seat broken out
    Rockers broken out
    Rockers broken out
    Rockers clean up
    Rockers clean up
    Fine cleaning plaster
    Fine cleaning plaster
    Seat cleaning
    Seat cleaning
    Aluminium components
    Aluminium components
    Assembling the back
    Assembling the back
    Assembly of chair
    Assembly of chair
    Consulting welder
    Consulting welder
    Fixing rocker legs
    Fixing rocker legs
    Assembly
    Assembly
    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
    Aluminium welding
    Unpolished chair + stool
    Unpolished chair + stool
    40sitting on chair finishedresize_o
    40sitting on chair finishedresize_o
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    An investigation into how far boundaries can be pushed in the foundry and also in how we build furniture.

    The rocking chair is a one off sculpture, fully functional and made entirely from life cast sardines in aluminum.
    Dimensions: 110cm x 50cm x 65cm          

    Weight: 30 kg