My latest lamp creation I call it the Ponga, is a #bootfair vase. Coupled with a nicely crafted piece of mahogany for the base. Wired with some gold braided flex and I’m liking the outcome.
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Ponga lamp
On August 31, 2015
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Moa toes
On July 6, 2015
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been working on a few new lamps recently in between different projects. And I call this one Moa toes. The Moa was a native bird of New Zealand and became extinct around about the 15th century I believe. It was similar to an emu but much bigger and also flightless.
Man of war lamp
When I first arrived in Hackney I moved into a basement flat that didn’t have doors, heating, plumbing or electrics, and in the middle of winter. Anyway, most of those got sorted in due time, but during the clear out, I discovered amoungst lots of junk the lovely glass shade featured in this piece.
It’s absolutely stunning lit up and well worth the effort.
Inspiration for the base came about from researching steampunk lamps and the different ideas people have made. It was a lot of fun and as always educational in terms of what I learnt and discovered regarding new metal working techniques and electrical methods. And I call it the ‘Man of War’ lamp after the Portuguese man of war jelly fish.
I chose to make the switch as the only cable I had that worked with the shade and frame, was the spiralized one shown, which needed to be managed neatly. So I achieved this using this industrial looking besa box and a dimmer module from a wall light switch.
Very pleased with the outcome and I have a few more in the pipeline and will post when finished
September designs
On September 21, 2014
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September has seen us finish a body of work comprising tables for barrio central, a London west end bar, part of the barrio bars crew, who have 3 barrio bars in London.
Latest Lamp
On September 10, 2014
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So this weeks work incorporated this lamp. Bit of experimentation gone into this one in terms of refining my engineering techniques given my limited equipment, illustrated in some of the pix. Some steampunk ideas coming through with this project too. 
Pictured is a car disc rotor. I welded a bit of tubing on to the edge to assist with bending tubing for the lamp stem.
The bent tube stem welded to a hexagonal 2kg grocers weight. And a kettle I hacked to make the shade.
The union between the stem tube and the shade I created using 1mm gilding metal.
Here is the lamp wired for testing. I used spirit of salts to oxidise(rust) the steel and shade.
The finished article. Found this little toggle switch in a junk shop in Bakers Arms London N17
Snakes n tables
On July 12, 2014
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Made 6 x cafe/bar style tables this week. All 60x60cm that, when pushed together, form my interpret ion of snake skin. 
Meeting/Table tennis table
On June 20, 2014
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Early Last week we were contacted by Stuart Langley of the Disappearing dining club to do a table for a company called Broadwick Live. Stuart manages a company that runs pop up dinner and dance events and has been moonlighting as an interior designer. And he asked me to look at making a meeting table that is also a full size table tennis table out of very nice hardwoods. So here’s what got created….
And the following is it’s brief history of the build process…..
The top is made of these reclaimed Iroko school laboratory work surfaces from the guys at Reclaimed Uk. They say the tops came out of a school in Crosby in the Liverpool area built in the late 60s.
The frame is made from new Ash, supplied and machined by PJ Johnson Timber ltd.
The following pics are a few more stages of the process involved in the making of this piece.
Coat hooks
On February 1, 2014
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Make a few of these recently. The hooks are made from 20x6mm flat bar bent in a vice. Shaped and softened the ends to stop wear on clothes and then fixed to a slightly gnarled piece of oak with raised and countersunk, slotted wood screws. Inspired by old school gym locker room hooks.
Here are some others using painted truck rope hooks
Climpsons Shipping Container
A few weeks ago we started a project at Climpsons and Sons Coffee Roastery Arch in London fields area. We’re converting a shipping container into a kitchen takeout servery, for upcoming events at the arch for the coming summer months.
Lucky chip will take up residence in the kitchen with an interesting menu to look out for.
Lab tops Gas pipe tables
These lovely yet simple tables are from old school science lab tops, with 1″ bsp pipe and fittings for the base. Complete with original graffiti and old chewing gum under tops.
Ex science lab tops iroko timber with gas pipe base and threaded joints
Great for restaurant or cafe style tables
