Perch: Group Exhibition
27 June - 7 August 2026

  • LOWER GALLERY
     
    THE SCHOOLHOUSE
    London
     
    Free Admission

     

    CATALOGUE

    Perch presents a selection of masterfully crafted seats, both functional and sculptural, which explore the material, technical and conceptual framing of how our human bodies interact with objects and space, how we rest or lightly balance. We are asked to engage with all our senses, morphology and weight, and experience the chair, the comfort of its precisely ergonomic design, the embrace of its form, the smoothness of the bronze or the warmth of the carved wood, the memory of a honeyed dusk in the orchard, or simply the posture it incites us to formally hold or to relax in. 

     

    The array of making processes are eclectic; from hand built clay, NASA inspired engineering and CNC cut reclaimed timber to grown chairs. These distinct pieces form a captivating dialogue on the art of seating. Featured artists are: Full Grown, Fernando Laposse, John Makepeace OBE, Gareth Neal, Jim Partridge & Liz Walmsley, Aneta Regel, Julian Stair OBE and Nic Webb.

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  • Works
    • Kubastool
      Gareth Neal
      Kubastool, 2026
      Chestnut
      122 H x 64 W x 72 D cm
      48 H x 25.2 W x 28.3 D in
      100 - 150 kg
      Enquire
    • Assemble Chair II
      Gareth Neal
      Assemble Chair II, 2024
      Oak
      64 H x 55 W x 53 D cm
      25 H x 21.7 W x 20.9 D in
      Enquire
    • Hack Chair III (blonde)
      Gareth Neal
      Hack Chair III (blonde), 2022
      English Oak
      90 H x 56.5 W x 40 D cm
      35.4 H x 22 W x 15.7 D in
      Enquire
    • Inside Out Stool
      Aneta Regel
      Inside Out Stool, 2026
      Stoneware clay, basalt and glaze
      49 H x 53 W x 40 D cm
      19.3 H x 21 W x 15.7 D in
      Enquire
    • The Gatti Chair (Bronze)
      Full Grown
      The Gatti Chair (Bronze), 2024
      Bronze
      105 H x 70 W x 85 D cm
      41.3 H x 27.5 W x 33.4 D in
      Edition of 12
      Enquire
    • Sterry Chair
      Full Grown
      Sterry Chair, 2024
      Willow
      110 H x 63 W x 85 D cm
      43.3 H x 24.8 W x 33.5 D in
      Enquire
    • Sisal Pup
      Fernando Laposse
      Sisal Pup, 2021
      Agave Sisal textile
      40 H x 60 W x 45 D cm
      15.7 H x 23.6 W x 17.7 D in
      Enquire
    • Trine Club Chair I
      John Makepeace OBE
      Trine Club Chair I, 2020
      Scorched oak
      80 H x 48 W x 45 D cm
      31.4 H x 18.8 W x 17.7 D in
      Enquire
    • Oak Settle
      Nic Webb
      Oak Settle, 2026
      Oak
      105 H x 115 W x 100 D cm
      41 3/8 H x 45 1/4 W x 39 3/8 D in
      75kg approx
      Enquire
    • Seat 4
      Julian Stair
      Seat 4, 2025
      Etruria marl
      45 H x 40 W x 40 D cm
      17.7 H x 15.7 W x 15.7 D in
      Enquire
    • Seat 5
      Julian Stair
      Seat 5, 2025
      Stoneware, porcelain slip, clear glaze
      44.5 H x 37 W x 41.5 D cm
      17.5 H x 14.5 W x 16.3 D in
      Enquire
    • Rocking Chair
      Jim Partridge & Liz Walmsley
      Rocking Chair, 2022
      Oak
      127 H x 43 W x 67 D cm
      50 H x 16.9 W x 26.38 D In
      Enquire
    • She's Hill No.2
      Lin Fanglu
      She's Hill No.2, 2023
      Cotton cloth and cotton thread
      170 H x 270 W cm
      66.9 H x 106.2 W in
      Enquire
    • Two Sides
      Teresa Hastings
      Two Sides, 2025
      Himalayan wool, Washi paper and raw soft black iron wire on steel brackets
      340 H x 360 W x 60 D cm
      133.8 H x 141.7 W x 23.6 D in
      Enquire
    • Dark Swimmer II
      Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer
      Dark Swimmer II, 2023
      Ink on Japanese mulberry paper.
      Framed dimensions
      97 H x 53 W x 16 D cm
      38.1 H x 20.8 W x 6.3 D in
      Enquire
    • Apical #6
      Diana Scherer
      Apical #6, 2025
      Plant root textile and jute
      Unframed
      270 H x 200 W x 15 D cm
      106.2 H x 78.7 W x 5.9 D in
      Enquire
    • Shore Road
      Wycliffe Stutchbury
      Shore Road, 2025
      Western red cedar shingles on cotton twill Ogunquit, Maine, US
      340 H x 270 W x 5 D cm
      133.8 H x 106.2 W x W x 1.9 D in
      Approx. 15kg
      Enquire
    • Way of Ancestors
      Patrick Bongoy
      Way of Ancestors, 2026
      Inner rubber tubing, valves on board
      225 H x 213 W x 15 D cm
      88.5 H x 83.8 W x 5.9 D in
      Approx. 15kg
      Enquire
    • In the Hollows
      Amy Usdin
      In the Hollows, 2026
      Wool on vintage leather horse fly nets, hung from yokes
      234 H x 107 W x 94 D cm
      92.1 H x 42.1 W x 37 D in
      Approx. 25kg
      Enquire
    • To Grandmother’s House
      Amy Usdin
      To Grandmother’s House, 2020
      Cotton, hemp, leather, linen, paper, wool with caned seat on vintage leather horse fly nets on a hame
      215.9 H x 88.9 W x 45.72 D cm
      85 H x 35 W x 18 D in
      Enquire
    • Wet Signature II
      Alida Kuzemczak-Sayer
      Wet Signature II, 2026
      Watercolour on Thai cotton rag paper.
      Backboard: black painted wood and varnish
      75 H x 33 W x 2.5 D cm
      29.5 H x 12.9 W x 0.9 D in
      Enquire
    • Green Vine #3
      Aude Franjou
      Green Vine #3, 2026
      Sculpted linen, dyed in shades of green
      300 W x 70 D cm
      118 W x 27.5 D in
      Enquire
    • THROB
      Kate MccGwire
      THROB, 2023
      Mixed media with pheasant feathers
      46.5 H x 46.5 W x 6 D cm
      18,3 H x 18,3 W x 2,3 D in
      Enquire
    • WHELM (Pervade)
      Kate MccGwire
      WHELM (Pervade), 2025
      Mixed media with magpie feathers
      29.4 H x 46.4 W x 4 D cm
      11.5 H x 18.2 W x 1.5 D in
      Enquire
    • A Wall of Wildness Tapestry I
      Adriana Meunié
      A Wall of Wildness Tapestry I , 2026
      Carritx, esparto, sisal, linen, estopa, antique esparto and rope
      Overall installation dimensions
      250 H x 130 W x 100 D cm
      98.4 H x 51.1 W x 39.3 D in
      Approx. 40 kg
      Enquire
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