One to Watch: Adam Collins is The Source


Working out of a workshop in Rickmansworth and with Urban Living Interiors, furniture designer Adam Collins is The Source.


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Words by Emily Martin

Who
Furniture designer/maker Adam Collins established The Source in 2012. Showcasing his Archie collection at New Designers, One Year On, last year he said: 'The bold designs are inspired by architecture and machinery from Britain's industrial past.' Archie is a range of tables and stools for domestic and commercial environments.

Archie Desk is the first design in the Archie Collection, designed for a ‘minimal and modern’ office. The catenary steel arch, fabricated from sheet steel, provides strength as well as a retro industrial-styling appeal. The metal work is available in several colours and features a glass top.
Archie Desk is the first design in the Archie Collection, designed for a 'minimal and modern' office. The catenary steel arch, fabricated from sheet steel, provides strength as well as a retro industrial-styling appeal. The metal work is available in several colours and features a glass top.

A small business, Collins produces all of The Source products at his workshop in Richmansworth, Hertfordshire. His work is stocked by Urban Living Interiors, which he has been working with since meeting at the 2014 London Design Festival, where he exhibited. Collins with Urban Living Interiors is planning to launch a new range from The Source.

Archie Dining table is a direct descendant of the Archie Desk design and features striking cantilevered steel arches and an enlarged glass top. Using a weatherproof finish, the table is suitable for either indoor or outdoor use.
Archie Dining table is a direct descendant of the Archie Desk design and features striking cantilevered steel arches and an enlarged glass top. Using a weatherproof finish, the table is suitable for either indoor or outdoor use.

Why
Collins graduated from Loughborough University in 2008 with a degree in sports technology and worked designing fitness equipment before founding The Source. While his degree was not design specific, Collins says it did include aspects of design, manufacture and marketing, and that after working alongside his boat-building father, he turned his hand to design.

Archie Bar Stool features innovative laminated steel and wood ‘blade’ constructions that support the solid wood cantilevered seat. Shaped by hand, the seat provides both comfort and ease of swivel, with the stool also suitable for use both indoors or outdoors
Archie Bar Stool features innovative laminated steel and wood 'blade' constructions that support the solid wood cantilevered seat. Shaped by hand, the seat provides both comfort and ease of swivel, with the stool also suitable for use both indoors or outdoors

'I wanted to develop and launch my own designs and furniture was my chosen path,' he says. 'Without a design degree or a portfolio I struggled to get a design job. I had always wanted to run my own business, but had hoped to gain some experience and knowledge of the industry before starting up.'

Where
archiethesource.com








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