Jo Sampson Waterford Crystal: The Big Chair Project

I’m Joe Sampson from black sheep and the

I’m Joe Sampson from black sheep and the executive creative director and we work

executive creative director and we work

executive creative director and we work a lot with Jamie Oliver on a lot of his

a lot with Jamie Oliver on a lot of his

a lot with Jamie Oliver on a lot of his restaurant projects designing for James

restaurant projects designing for James

restaurant projects designing for James Italian and 15 down old Street the chair

Italian and 15 down old Street the chair

Italian and 15 down old Street the chair project for us is quite close to our

project for us is quite close to our

project for us is quite close to our heart because we specified the fritz

heart because we specified the fritz

heart because we specified the fritz hansen chairs for 15 for the

hansen chairs for 15 for the

hansen chairs for 15 for the refurbishment the answer is just a

refurbishment the answer is just a

refurbishment the answer is just a design classic it’s just did the test of

design classic it’s just did the test of

design classic it’s just did the test of time and it’s just so simple it’s

time and it’s just so simple it’s

time and it’s just so simple it’s functional it’s hard wearing its

functional it’s hard wearing its

functional it’s hard wearing its commercial it will be around you’ll be

commercial it will be around you’ll be

commercial it will be around you’ll be around forever one of our clients is at

around forever one of our clients is at

around forever one of our clients is at Waterford crystal and what fascinates me

Waterford crystal and what fascinates me

Waterford crystal and what fascinates me is a manipulation of crystal and

is a manipulation of crystal and

is a manipulation of crystal and something that’s such an old craft into

something that’s such an old craft into

something that’s such an old craft into something that’s so modern and so just

something that’s so modern and so just

something that’s so modern and so just being able to take such a design icon of

being able to take such a design icon of

being able to take such a design icon of a chair and pimp it in our own way was a

a chair and pimp it in our own way was a

a chair and pimp it in our own way was a really exciting of opportunity so the

really exciting of opportunity so the

really exciting of opportunity so the obvious thing because the legs are so

obvious thing because the legs are so

obvious thing because the legs are so spindly being such an old classic we

spindly being such an old classic we

spindly being such an old classic we decided that we would dress the legs in

decided that we would dress the legs in

decided that we would dress the legs in crystal as crystal is wonderful you know

crystal as crystal is wonderful you know

crystal as crystal is wonderful you know you can do so many things with it but

you can do so many things with it but

you can do so many things with it but very difficult to work with because it’s

very difficult to work with because it’s

very difficult to work with because it’s crystal and it’s very delicate in the

crystal and it’s very delicate in the

crystal and it’s very delicate in the subway but very strong in other ways but

subway but very strong in other ways but

subway but very strong in other ways but there are so many opportunities to make

there are so many opportunities to make

there are so many opportunities to make abuse look good for things it’s almost

abuse look good for things it’s almost

abuse look good for things it’s almost like turning lead into gold now the old

like turning lead into gold now the old

like turning lead into gold now the old alchemists where you start with all

alchemists where you start with all

alchemists where you start with all these raw ingredients at the end of the

these raw ingredients at the end of the

these raw ingredients at the end of the factory comes through various stages the

factory comes through various stages the

factory comes through various stages the blowing and the carting of the polishing

blowing and the carting of the polishing

blowing and the carting of the polishing and then you end up with the scoop he

and then you end up with the scoop he

and then you end up with the scoop he used

used

used just magnificent cut crystal piece so

just magnificent cut crystal piece so

just magnificent cut crystal piece so the best bit about the chair as well it

the best bit about the chair as well it

the best bit about the chair as well it isn’t it which is what crystal is all

isn’t it which is what crystal is all

isn’t it which is what crystal is all about Cody crystals all about creating

about Cody crystals all about creating

about Cody crystals all about creating light we wanted to do something that was

light we wanted to do something that was

light we wanted to do something that was quite a sophisticated to take on a

quite a sophisticated to take on a

quite a sophisticated to take on a pineapple and artichoke and an onion and

pineapple and artichoke and an onion and

pineapple and artichoke and an onion and we have the cuts which kind of represent

we have the cuts which kind of represent

we have the cuts which kind of represent those three food elements this date is

those three food elements this date is

those three food elements this date is going to be adorned in flowers and the

going to be adorned in flowers and the

going to be adorned in flowers and the flowers are made from Waterford napkins

flowers are made from Waterford napkins

flowers are made from Waterford napkins which are all going to be stitched on

which are all going to be stitched on

which are all going to be stitched on all over the chair which basically

all over the chair which basically

all over the chair which basically creates them a nice contrast between the

creates them a nice contrast between the

creates them a nice contrast between the Morse of hardness of the crystal too

Morse of hardness of the crystal too

Morse of hardness of the crystal too much more kind of delicate a feminine

much more kind of delicate a feminine

much more kind of delicate a feminine sort of seat pad I think this chair is

sort of seat pad I think this chair is

sort of seat pad I think this chair is total unique one-of-a-kind chair it’s a

total unique one-of-a-kind chair it’s a

total unique one-of-a-kind chair it’s a handcrafted and bespoke and I don’t

handcrafted and bespoke and I don’t

handcrafted and bespoke and I don’t think there’s anything else anything

think there’s anything else anything

think there’s anything else anything else like it out there