the sleeping dragon

The Sleeping Dragon is a privately commissioned 8.5m long sinuous curving oak
sculptural seating piece located facing an old dew pond withhin the garden.

The segmented board design enables the seating to easily span the desired 8.5m
length whilst allowing a sectional build for ease of transportation to the site and allows
for a small amount of give/flex to allow the piece to be easily installed. All fixtures and
fittings are stainless steel. Approximately 24m in total of 25mm diameter stainless
tubing has been used within the finished piece. Extensive form carving has been
carried out into the seating board structure to provide ergonomic comfort for the sitter
and a flowing sense of liquid dynamic movement within the work as a whole. The 3m
long back rest curvature has been steam bent from 50mm thickness oak to the desired
curvature of the design.

The Sleeping Dragon was winner of the Wood awards 2008.

“A superbly excecuted and imaginative piece which fits perfectly
into its surroundings.”