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101 Dowels In Motion by Hall & Bednarczyk

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Lot 5

101 Dowels In Motion by Hall & Bednarczyk

101 Dowels In Motion by Hall & Bednarczyk

Sable, the practice's three year old Sprocker Spaniel, moonlights as the Hall + Bednarczyk mascot, doing circuits of the studio hoovering up affection and the occasional treat.

With Sable in mind, the plan was to create something beautiful but fun, a durable, hygienic and elegant pavilion in monochrome, where a dog might retire for a snooze, or seek shade on a hot day. A bit of wordplay wouldn't go amiss either. The team wanted to emulate the simplicity of the Welsh Stick Chair – the humbler country cousin of the Windsor Chair and an enduring design classic of the nation. The idea of black timber rods snaking their way around a dog led inexorably to the description of 'Dowels in Motion', and once that point was established, there really had to be 101 of them in celebration of the most stylish dog film ever made.

The final result might have meant slightly done the dirty on their beloved sprocker - creating a pavilion that references the spotty black and white dog with an aristocratic bearing rather than the lovable brown one caked in mud – but it's sure to suit any number of breeds in search of a comfortable residence.


Size: Width 1100mm, Depth 900mm, Height 650mm
Approximate weight: 12kg

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