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| The designs shown on this site stem to a great extent from the wood-working process involved in making them. You will see open lean curved forms standing confidently in partnership with the space that surrounds them. This scuptural presence is really what the furniture is about from an aesthetic point of view. Mark Devlin is a Scotish artist/designer whose ideas have developed from his early admiration of the strongly functional work of Scandinavian designers such as Aalto and the sparse practicality of Shaker design in America. Practicality and stark honesty to the materials and processes used are the key to his work. |
| The underlying wood-working process is called "Lamination" - where several layers of birch ply are coated with strong adhesive and are brought together under considerable pressure using a former (which acts much like a mould), forcing the layers of ply into the shape of the former. A vacuum bag (surrounding both ply and former), is used to create the pressure required to do this. This process produces the individual ribs from which the furniture is created. Collectively the ribs create open wave forms which flow in space. |
| The chairs are put together in such a way that they can be folded down when not in use. Because the same curve is used throughout the piece, the folded-down chairs nest neatly into each other for storage or transportation. |