Design Guild Mark Holder
UNNIA Chairs
Name of Designer:
Simon Pengelly
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DGM Number
160
Website
http://simonpengelly.com/
Date of Award
2016
Email
simon@simonpengelly.com
Manufacturers’ Name
Inclass
Description
UNNIA is a collection of versatile chairs conceived from the idea to combine seats, backrests and frames of different colours and materials to achieve endless customisable combinations. UNNIA was named the most outstanding entry in 2016 and awarded the Jonathan Hindle Prize for Excellence. It was also awarded the John Makepeace Prize for Innovation.
About
Simon Pengelly set up his London based studio in 1993. His understanding of how people us and relate to the objects around them in his material and process driven approach to creating objects with craft credentials and ‘soul’ drive his work.
