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Snug is a system of tables inspired by a four leafed clover and is flexible enough to be arranged as a conference table, as a surface docked neatly against a desk for collaborative working or simply as an occasional table.
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A solar eclipse took place on 11th of Aug 1999 and its trajectory connected the land mass of Cornwall with that of Western India. The whole phenomenon then faded into a ‘double-sunset’ over the Bay of Bengal. The Colours of India Project was conceived as a shared initiative between UK and India by Bob Pulley, Dean of Art and Design at Falmouth College of Arts and Dr. Ajanta Sen, researcher and analyst of development issues in technology and design and […]
Categories: International Exchange
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In 1991, interior designer Chris Levings invited Bob Pulley to work in collaboration with him on Nokia’s reception area, located on the outskirts of Cambridge. They introduced a discreet sign system through a pattern of mapping devices inlayed into the floor. A nod to the history of communications was intoduced through a ‘secret operations’ door and the work of Alvar Alto, the influential Finnish architect and furniture designer, was reflected in the reception desk and display cabinets.
Categories: Interiors
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Adrian Stokes invited us to design a conference chair for the internationally renowned contract furniture company, Gordon Russell. The Pulley Chair was manufactured using the same timber laminating, cold-cure foam and leather uphostery techniques as those made famous by Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950’s lounge chair for Billy Wilder.
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Bob Pulley Designers manufactured Z Clocks and Z Lights which were retailed through prestigious stores including Heals, Liberties, Harrods and Co-existence. The packaging was considered to be as innovative as the products which were made from off-cuts of aluminum sheet material for cladding buildings.
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V table was selectd by the Royal College of Art to be exhibited in the Printemps store, Paris and by the Design Council to be shown in London, Tokyo and New York. The table was first exhibited at the Kunstlerhaus, Vienna as part of the Best of Young British Design Exhibition 1984, curated by Peter Dormer.
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Shiguchi is Japanese for ‘connecting joint’ and the legs of the Shiguchi Table have been designed around a wooden puzzle made from six lengths of hardwood that lock together in an intriguing manner. The top is a truncated triangle constructed from nine planks of solid timber, cut at an angle and dowelled into position. The Shiguchi Table is similar to a children’s construction kit and provokes a similar sense of achievement when assembled.
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The Flexichair seating system was designed by Bob Pulley to be configured in a myriad of different ways. The chair has been specified by architects and designers and has been purchased by many private collectors. In 1990, Architect Les Koski specified Flexichair for the Liberal Jewish Synagogue in St John’s Wood. The seating system was developed and tested to meet exacting contract standards by the Furniture Institute Research Association (FIRA). Flexichair provides an ergonomically crafted seat and back support from […]
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