On what remains from the 18th century.
Sir John Soane is undoubtedly among the greatest architects of the 18th century . His influence on Jamb finds its way into both fireplace and furniture design. However for many years I have been creating a homage to the great man in our Camberwell home through architectural fragment remains from the 18th century.
Sir John Soane is undoubtedly among the greatest architects of the 18th century . His influence on Jamb finds its way into both fireplace and furniture design. However for many years I have been creating a homage to the great man in our Camberwell home through architectural fragment remains from the 18th century. Marble Chimneypiece tablets, Coade plaques and other fireplace fragments line the walls.
I restarted collecting architectural Chimneypiece fragments again, adding central tablets, Jambs and end blocks to the remnants of what remained .
The beginning of the 18th century is marked by the heavy and robust carving which becomes finer and finer through the century. The fragments wear their age and history, I have never cleaned any of them, so you get the subtle changes of tone where they have weathered under different conditions.
I envisioned a room big enough to display my collection with just a desk and a globe…However the reality is that my homage to Soane is also the homage to TV…