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Bill
has designed a chair based on the Maserati 250, exploring Terence
Conran's enthusiasm for vintage cars. Accompanying the limited
edition chair is Bill's signature Boston holdall...made in bright
red calf leather with white studs and
fastenings....
Available to
buy at the exhibition or online at TheConranShop
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To mark 21
years at Michelin House, the Conran Shop is showcasing an
exhibition and collection of 21 products designed by 21
suppliers and designers who have worked with
them.
INSPIRATIONS runs in each of the
Conran Shops: on Fulham Road in
London SW3 from Sept 11th, on Rue du Bac in Paris
from 22th Sept, on East 59th Street in New York and at the Shinjuku
Living Design Centre Ozone in Tokyo from Oct 30th
2008.
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"Leather specialist
Bill Amberg-an enthusiastic vintage car fan-was invited to design a
chair with all the oomph of a glamorous, single-seater sports car.
Together with his studio designer, Ned Ingham, he has created a
truly sexy seat- a bright red, ribbed-leather bucket seat in a
moulded aluminium shell sitting on a low, curved, tubular
frame.......One of the few workshops in Britain that still
hand-beats panels made the aluminium shell while car-trimming
techniques were used to attach the leather, ensuring
a glove-like fit. Natural, vegetable-tanned Swedish leather in
Maserati red was chosen because " it patinates so nicely into
a delicious burgandy" says Amberg. "Traditionally, the seat leather
could be popped out before transportation to a race so we have
added press studs".
FINANCIAL TIMES: How To Spend It
Sept 6th 2008.
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