{"product_id":"tomotom-chair-and-shelf-unit","title":"TOMOTOM CHAIR AND SHELF UNIT","description":"\u003cp\u003eTomotom chair and conforming shelf unit, Bernard Holdaway, Hull Traders, UK, 1996. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLaunched to great acclaim at The Ideal Home Exhibition in 1966 this was another range of furniture from the Pop era that was only produced for a short amount of time. That was half the point with Pop, taking advantage of the new ‘throw-away’ fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMade from cardboard tube reinforced by enamel spray and seat from chipboard held by metal pins. When the development of these began the cardboard tubes were sourced from Bowater Paper Company and were intended as formers for poured concrete in motorway construction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe chairs were originally sold with touch up paint and brushes in the full anticipation of chipping and flaking occurring during use. Buyers were encouraged to repaint them as they wished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes Literature Leslie Jackson, Modern British Furniture Design since 1945, V \u0026amp; A Publishing, 2013, p. 185\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth have original paper label and bar a few scuffs here and there are in good vintage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eH 73 x D 48 x W 48cm (both items measure the same)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso available for hire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanley Strange","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323281142044,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/1060\/1756\/products\/IMG_9098.jpg?v=1673024245","url":"https:\/\/stanleystrange.myshopify.com\/products\/tomotom-chair-and-shelf-unit","provider":"Stanley Strange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}