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Objects of Design #94: Wire Mesh Storage

Bowles and Bowes Mesh storage locker
Bowles and Bowes Mesh storage locker

Father and son Peter and Charlie Bowles are the team behind industrial lighting company Original BTC and Davey Lighting, of which, it has to be said, I am a big fan (I have three of their lights in my kitchen).

Anyway, they have now moved into furniture design with the launch of a 12 piece collection inspired by the vintage wire mesh lockers at their Birmingham factory. Available in either weathered copper or zinc wire mesh, the range includes seating, storage and tables.

coffee table from bowles and bowles
coffee table from bowles and bowles

Each piece is pressed, welded and folded in Birmingham using the factory’s antique tools and original machinery. Steel wire is bent to create the outline of each piece, held in place by a wooden jig. Then individually cut mesh sheets are spot-welded to the frame inch by inch, cut and smoothed by hand. Lockers and desks are finished with door catches pressed from sheet steel using a traditional fly press, while desks and tables are topped with smoked glass.

hallway storage from bowles and bowles
hallway storage from bowles and bowles

 

And look out for a new, non-mesh-based collection later this year.

bowlesandbowles.co.uk

Prices from £140 for a single wall unit.

 

 

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.

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