Simon Gaiger – designer+maker

2. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker ‘My sculptures are made from wood, metal and the materials that I find around me, often remnants from the managed landscape; thinnings from local woodlands, crown and root ends of trees, and discarded agricultural implements’. Simon Gaiger photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

3. ‘Portheus (Portheus molossus) Simon Gaiger – designer+maker Can you identify the re-cycled parts in the fish? made from re-cycled saw blades photograph courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

4. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker John Dory’ “I often include found objects in my work, many are iron or steel and give definite clues as to what they will become. Figures and animals emerge from the scrap pile to satisfy a childlike recognition of form.” Simon Gaiger Can you identify the re-cycled parts in the sculpture? – re-cycled steel including ginder backing pad nuts for eyes. photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

5. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker Can you identify the re-cycled parts in the products? Spice grinder - oak with recycled cast iron wheel. Candle stick - electric cooker ring + steel belt drive photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

6. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker “I grew up in Africa and the South Pacific, where art is part of the objects that are central to everyday life. I hope in my own work to capture this spirit.” Simon Gaiger Can you identify the re-cycled parts in the sculptures? re-cycled shears, shackle and cart spring photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

7. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker Can you identify the re-cycled parts in the products? drip,drip,drip light - tap wine rack - recycled piston liners. photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

8. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker Collaborative work with John O’Carroll : steel, cedar shingle and natural pigments from Dakhla Oasis in Egypt photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

9. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker Ghost Net’, contains hand blown crown glass disc used until the mid 19th century in window panes. photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

11. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker ‘Dugong Seat’, beech slab cut from fallen tree and steel fork legs. ‘My sculptures are made from wood, metal and the materials that I find around me, often remnants from the managed landscape; thinnings from local woodlands, crown and root ends of trees, and discarded agricultural implements’. Simon Gaiger photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

12. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker “I work instinctively with wood; a material that in its wild form makes many decisions for you. Its natural twisting and turning, its flow, asks to be followed rather than diverted. I like its roughness and rawness, and do not try to disguise the natural processes but to emphasize and work with them.” Simon Gaiger Phoenix seat – lightening struck ash photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk

13. Simon Gaiger – designer+maker “I grew up in Africa and the South Pacific, where art is part of the objects that are central to everyday life. I hope in my own work to capture this spirit.” Simon Gaiger Seating – charred cedar photographs courtesy www.simongaiger.co.uk