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Peter Linnett
- Nov 15, 2012
- 1 min
A precursor to the Phoenix
For many years, I have been involved in the world of antiques. Restoring and reconstructing historic furniture and metalwork has had a huge influence on my own work. But I never seek to explicitly copy or mimic period design styles. Nevertheless, ideas do inevitably rub off. Phoenix is probably the piece with the clearest link to a specific antique. It is no coincidence that I was deeply involved in researching and re-constructing this beautiful (and very rare) firegrate - th


Peter Linnett
- Sep 16, 2011
- 1 min
Out of the fire, a Phoenix
Phoenix is a particularly appropriate name for the first piece in my "Imagined Creatures" series: emerging from the foundry furnac