These two pieces were designed and made as an unmatched pair and are based on industrial structures on the shores of the Thames estuary. The pieces are clearly different from each other yet a dialogue exists between them; a dialogue that can be explored by the user by placing them in different configurations. At Cliffe I&II continue David's interest in the collecting cabinet as a furniture type.
The Thames-side studio of Dr David Gates looks out over the industrial sprawl of jetties and wharves, silos, pylons, shipping containers, cranes and t ...