Unearthed fossils and mudlarked bones inspire Faye Toogood's latest furniture
Curved oak and dimpled upholstery feature in British designer Faye Toogood's Bone, Roll, Slump furniture collection, which includes her "most comfortable chair" yet.
The collection brings together a selection of seating and tables under three names – Bone, Roll and Slump.
Bone comprises a group of organically shaped chairs and two tables designed to recall the lumpy forms of unearthed fossils and mudlarked knucklebones.
Each chair has a curved oakwood frame, clad with layers of wool, coconut husk and latex, and upholstered in delicate blue or white boucle.
The two differently sized tables were also crafted from slabs of oiled oak, with amorphous tops studded with four circular piercings chosen to evoke the large plugs used in ancient carpentry.
"Bone is a dining set that sits solid and soft, like a primordial stone circle," said Toogood.
Roll is a selection of two nightstands – one cantilevered and one standalone – a console table and a cantilevered shelf.
The pieces were produced by UK-based woodworkers out of a selection of oak, walnut and ask. Stained in hues named chalk, putty or malachite, the furniture was made using a combination of 5-axis machining and handcrafting.
"The woodgrain follows the curve [of the pieces], bending with the form," said Toogood.
The final chapter in the collection is Slump, a chair that comes in black or white, complete with angular steel legs or on industrial-style wheels.
Four metres of leather were scrunched and cinched over a low-slung, bagel-shaped seat. The result is a pleasingly dimpled chair that Toogood described as "the most comfortable chair" her team has ever manufactured.
"Despite the chair's experimental nature, it has been quietly agreed within the studio," she said.
"Slump evokes a work of sculpture uncrated from museum archives, being prepared for transport to an exhibition," added the designer.
The collection follows previous pieces created by Toogood that showcase her trademark sculptural style. Last year, she designed a swollen sofa for Italian brand Tacchini that was developed by sculpting pats of real butter into maquettes.
Last month, Toogood was among the designers recognised in King Charles III's 2026 Birthday Honours list.
The photography is courtesy of Faye Toogood.
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