TOM WOOF
Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair reimagined with a bit of wit
FOR CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK
As part of a Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 exhibition, we re-envisioned Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair with a bit of humour. Entitled, Tailor My Tom Vac, the show comprised a collection of 23 reinterpretations of Arad’s original design each created by leading architecture and design studios.
Our idea stemmed from a flippant comment; someone in our office noted that Arad’s chair is reminiscent of a conical dog collar. We couldn’t get the idea out of our head… so we ran with it.
KIT OF PARTS
Tom Woof was CNC cut and then assembled.
“I don’t think anyone here thinks they are doing a new version of Tom Vac. They are doing a comment – a piece in its own right. They have a common element. They all observe or play with the Tom Vac. They see things that we haven’t seen before – I’ve never seen it as a dog collar!”
- Ron Arad in interview with the Architectural Review
TAKING TOM WOOF FOR A WALK
We created a 1:1 mock up to test the scale, form and stability of Tom Woof.
LOCATION
London
RESEARCH THEMES
Design development, model making, play
STATUS
Completed in 20xx
CLIENT
Clerkenwell Design Week 2014