Rudy van Gulik, Wings Armchair (STUDENT 2025)

Student:

Tertiary

Name of school or tertiary institution, name of woodworking teacher (if you have one), and name of photographer:

Williams & Cleal Furniture School (UK), Tutor: Justin Williams, Photos by Michael Pawley

Country

Netherlands

Comfort at any seating angle. Command the room. Impress. This is the design philosophy of the Wings armchair. Fully designed and created as my final master project studying at Williams & Cleal Furniture School in the first half of 2025. Made from solid American black walnut with custom velvet upholstery, the piece draws inspiration from Art Nouveau with a modern twist. The armrests are hand shaped with a variety of tools to get perfectly flowing lines and the openings in the backrest reflect the contour of the legs to reinforce harmony. The wide seat cushion allows for a variety of seating positions and the comfortably rounded armrests even work as a low backrest for the 'diagonally inclined'.

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