Archie Todd
he/him
FPD
I'm a furniture and systems designer with 8 years experience as a carpenter before University. I believe in challenging entrenched ways of working to design products that better support users, the planet and communities. I took a year out to intern in Rotterdam working for small, dynamic studios that pushed furniture and lighting design in which time I became inspired by art and designs ability to bring people together. This is something I seek to bring to the UK.
OCCAM Stools
Occam stools are created using a set of rules designed to best make use of off-cut materials. The rules dictate the design and assembly of each piece, taking cues from the actual material allowing them to speak for themselves. The goal here is to design a system of making rather than individual objects.
The project used No.1 Common, an underutilised grade of American Hardwoods. This grade of timber has large amounts of waney edge, inconsistent grain and colour changes. Occam stools celebrate these ‘defects’ and highlights them as features not problems.
