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Andrew Trotman - New Seating Commission

1 January 2007

The Jerwood Sculpture Park is delighted to announce that it has commissioned Andrew Trotman to design and build a collection of seating for the Sculpture Trail at Ragley, to be installed in Spring 2007.

The series of individually designed seats will be constructed from Green Oak felled on the estate and cut at Ragley's Timber Mill. They will provide points of rest along the two mile Sculpture Trail and will also allow visitors to enjoy views across Ragley's rolling park which was landscaped in the eighteenth century by Lancelot ‘Capability' Brown.

The unique designs will utilise the properties of Green Oak to create organically inspired forms that explore relationships between mass, balance and strength. These themes are reflected in titles that include, Reciprocity and Springboard. Andrew explains, ‘I have tried to explore different ways of sitting in each design, giving a variety of ways in which visitors can interact with the piece itself, each other and the views. Seating is only partly about sitting down - the experience should be active; the designs are intended to be thought provoking, tactile and often playful.'

Combining a background in structural engineering and a passion for working with wood, Andrew Trotman established TimberWright in 2004 to design and make bespoke structures and furniture with a fresh approach to their form and function. His designs explore structured and geometric forms that interpret the landscape; and express characteristics of balance, stress, light and texture.

For more information about Andrew Trotman visit http://www.timberwright.co.uk