Cordon Salon — Scagliola chair, 2022

Scagliola (pronounced “sca-lee-oh-lah,”) is a material technique that was first developed as a substitute for marble. It was popularised in the Baroque and Rococo periods where it became a celebrated art form and a desirable material in its own right. The Scagliola chair is a modern celebration of the technique and plays with its sculptural ability. Pigments not typically found in natural marble or stone are used, and the molten material is applied in a slapdash manner around a stainless-steel substrate, reminiscent of the Queen’s painted roses in Alice in Wonderland.  

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Cordon Salon is Melbourne based creative studio that works collaboratively with skilled or specialised craftspeople to create one of a kind or limited edition design works. Founded by Ella Saddington a researcher, artist and experimental designer. Saddington holds a particular fascination with traditional and historical applied arts or craft practices, and the interplay of contemporary technology and production techniques. The staid utilises collaboration, experimentation and play as a rationale for reimagining contemporary design, art and craftsmanship. 

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The Chair 

Anna Varendorff, Ash Allen, Ashley Eriksmoen, Bern Chandley, Bonhula Yunupingu & Damien Wright, Brodie Neill, Brud Studia, Cordon Salon, Dean Norton, Duncan Young & Noah Hartley, Georgia Weitenberg, Isabel Avendano-Hazbun, James Lemon, Jess Humpston, Jill Stevenson, Johnny Nargoodah & Trent Jansen, Nicole Lawrence & Thomas Coward, Liam Mugavin, Marta Figueiredo, Michael Gittings, Sam Tomkins, Iain [Max] Maxwell & Ben Ennis-Butler, Trent Jansen for Broached Monsters by Broached Commissions, Two Lines Studio, Zachary Frankel.

Read more about The Chair here

'The Chair' exhibition is the first in a series presented by Craft Victoria honouring iconic objects of functional craft and design with a material driven approach.

Material:  gypsum, pigment, pearl glue, wax, cotton, stainless steel

Dimensions:  approx. 67 x 38 x 38cm

Only available. Please enquire with the team at Craft for details shop@craft.org.au or call +61 3 9650 7775