09/13/2023
📸 I’m usually behind the scenes!
In 2012, I had the opportunity to pose with one of my creations for photos that were used to promote that year’s Chair Affair Gala in support of Furniture Bank.
This chair was inspired by the very first chair I did for the Chair Affair Gala in 2010 which featured a corsetted back.
In the early stages of my career, I was having a lot of fun experimenting with different sorts of unusual and repurposed materials. I’ve always been interested in exploring creativity by experimenting with unique pieces.
✨ If you’re interested in non-traditional upholstery and have some ideas you’d like to chat about, get in touch with me here!
Founded in 1998, Furniture Bank is a registered charity and social enterprise which redistributes gently used furniture and housewares from donors in the community to families and individuals experiencing furniture poverty.
Revenues generated through their furniture removal service, which is run as a social enterprise, fund their charitable activities as they work to end furniture poverty – one sofa and one family at a time.
Chair Affair Galas featured pieces chosen from the Furniture Bank warehouse to be restored and reupholstered for auction at the event by local designers and artisans.