Design studio creates new furniture for refurbished landmark

Birmingham-based interior and architectural design studio Sculpt have completed the installation of furniture for the newly-renovated Roundhouse.

The historic landmark has seen a comprehensive renovation through a partnership with the Canal & River Trust and National Trust.

Sculpt were supported by another Chamber member, St?er Studio, who fabricated the pieces by hand in their Aston workshop.

Sculpt won the project to design and fabricate the collection of desk units and stools through a competitive tender, with their conceptual approach linking the furniture to the history of the building being a winning factor.

From their in-house workshop, Sculpt were able to explore and prototype in the design phase, but a professional joinery workshop would be required to fabricate the final pieces.

This is where Sculpt approached St?er Studio who had the capacity, knowledge and equipment to manufacture the bespoke pieces.

The two companies worked closely together to finalise the details for manufacture, trimming costs where possible and adapting to a developing brief.

Full size prototypes were created prior to final manufacture to allow the client to test the dimensions of the pieces.

There were some minor tweaks following this process and all materials were ordered including steel frames which were fabricated by Digbeth based company Avonstar.

St?er Studio invested in a CNC machine which was perfect for the precise angles required for the design, saving labour hours and increasing accuracy.