Design Show Liverpool - June 19th

Sarah Thirlwell

My work challenges perceptions of traditional Craft by celebrating them in a contemporary context, harnessing processes of traditional wood turning within a simple aesthetic.

Using coloured Synthetic Plastics, and sustainable British Timbers, I create a range of hand turned vessels and functional interior products. Each piece of work made by a process of laminating and turning, exposing the natural patination of the timber and the light reflective qualities of the plastic.
For Design Show Liverpool I shall be producing a new range of larger scale works using recycled plastic and reclaimed timbers. Working in partnership with Record Power Tools I will be launching a range of vessels that are much larger than any previously produced.

Recent commissions have included work for Habitat, Heals, Red Direct, 78 Derngate (Charles Rennie Mackintosh).

I was a recent finalist in Channel 4’s grand Designs Talent Spot Award and was awarded by the UKTI for product for export at Origin 2007.

Stand 64

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Sarah Thirlwell
Studio 1,
22 Cyprus Street,
Manchester,
M32 8AX

Tel: 0161 839 5839
Email:
Web: www.sarahthirlwell.com