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Makepeace, John
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Chest of drawers, satinwood(?) and acrylic, the carcase comprising four square uprights with pyramidal feet linked at the top, near the middle and above the feet by square box-like sections formed by side, front and back rails enclosing opaque grey acrylic panels at top and bottom, between these sections down each side a series of side panels tenoned into the uprights and separated by horizontal gaps that correspond with grooves cut into the uprights, these to fit the fourteen drawers of various heights, nine in the top section, five in the bottom section, each drawer square with wood sides mitred (with blind dovetails?) at the corners and with coloured acrylic bases (top to bottom, 3 orange, 3 pale orange, 3 yellow, 1 orange, 1 dark orange, 1 green, 1 red, 1 blue) that protrude on all sides, the overlap at the sides sliding freely in the grooves and gaps so that the drawers can open at both front and back.


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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 51549

Creation/Production

Makepeace, John
John Makepeace was born in 1939. Inspired by the Cotswolds Arts and Crafts tradition (e.g. he admired Hugh Birkett and trained with Keith Cooper), he combines a traditional sense of craftsmanship with contemporary style and materials. For an overview of his career, including his move in the 1970s away from a potential mass-market design business for the likes of Habitat, Heal's and Liberty's towards expensive one-off pieces, see Tanya Harrod, 'The Crafts in Britain in the 20th Century' (Yale, 1999), pp.331-333.
Role: Production
Role: Maker
Period: 1975 ca

Measurements

Height (cm): 147.5
Width (cm): 47.5
Width (cm): 39.8
Depth (cm): 47.3
Depth (cm): 39.8
Height (in): 58
Width (in): 18
Width (in): 15
Depth (in): 18
Depth (in): 15

Material

Sycamore
Acrylic

Location

In store
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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Applied Art
  • Applied Art
  • Craft
  • Furniture

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