HAKO CARRÉS 2
Hako Carrés: A favourite object selected by furniture maker Piers Peel
Studio Hako – What is it about this object that you like?
Piers Peel – I think it comes from its simplicity, it’s useful and so simple, just one band and one stick, materials you could almost find anywhere.
Studio Hako – Does it have a personal meaning to you, as well?
Piers Peel – Some, my favourite tutor at college gave it to me. Which was really nice – and I don’t know why – but she did the woodturning and that was the bit of the course I really enjoyed and so she gave it to me one day. That meant alot. Since, it’s always sat in the workshop with me.
Studio Hako – And having it with you in the workshop, what does that mean to you? Is it inspirational?
Piers Peel – When I’m designing, I can tend to over complicated things, to use intricate joinery to make something look nicer. Having this in view is a good reminder that you don’t always need all that, that it can just be an object that works, and that’s enough. There’s a beauty in that.