11 February – 31 July 2019
Bow-Fronted Case (Lower Gallery)
The objects in this display have been designed and made by second-year foundation degree students from the Rycotewood Furniture Centre at the City of Oxford College. Through a series of visits to the Pitt Rivers Museum the students have been inspired by the exhibits and by the Museum itself.
The theme of ‘interaction’ is a challenging one. Games and puzzles as well as musical instruments were presented as answers to the brief. The students have used a range of materials and processes to create both practical and conceptual pieces. Wood and metal sit with textiles and plastic; the processes used include woodcarving and weaving, as well as ceramics and metalworking techniques.
These students will go on to graduate this summer with a Foundation Degree in Furniture: Design and Make, and many will stay on at Rycotewood Furniture Centre to work towards a BA (Hons) in Furniture: Design and Make.
(Copyright Rycotewood Furniture Centre, City of Oxford College)
‘Interaction’, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, 11 February to 31 July 2019. (Copyright Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford)
