A-Joint Table by Henry Wilson for Very Good & Proper

Product news: British furniture brand Very Good & Proper has started producing this table by Australian designer Henry Wilson, which incorporates his trademark A-Joint.

A-Joint Table by Very Good and Proper

Henry Wilson designed the A-Joint as a system for joining various standard cuts of timber.

A-Joint Table by Very Good and Proper

The joint consists of a metal body and wedge that fix pairs of legs in an A shape. Horizontal braces beneath the table surface are then screwed into the top of the metal piece, locking all the elements together.

A-Joint Table by Very Good and Proper

Very Good & Proper is now producing the A-Joint Table in the UK. It is available in lengths from 1.5 to three metres in oak, ash or sapele wood, plus others on request.

A-Joint Table by Very Good and Proper

Earlier this week we featured a chair that Very Good & Proper designed for a Shoreditch restaurant, which they recently put into production.

Other recent table designs on Dezeen include a ping-pong table that has been pared down to look like a domestic table and a table designed on a surfboard.

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MT Club Chair by Very Good & Proper

MT Club Chair by Very Good and Proper

Product news: originally designed for a Shoreditch restaurant, this chair by London studio Very Good & Proper has now gone into production.

MT Club Chair by Very Good and Proper

Very Good and Proper‘s MT Club Chair was designed for Shoreditch restaurant Merchants Tavern.

MT Club Chair by Very Good and Proper

The dining chair is constructed from a soft moulded shell with bent plywood legs. It is available in either leather or pure wool and can be customised on request.

MT Club Chair by Very Good and Proper

The chair launched at trade fair 100% Design as part of London Design Festival 2013 – see our roundup of highlights here.

MT Club Chair by Very Good and Proper

Other products that featured at London Design Festival include a glass blown lamp with a digitally created lozenge pattern and a four-tier shelving unit with bulging leather shelves.

Very Good & Proper also designed the furniture for London restaurant chain Canteen and fitted out the interior of its Covent Garden branch.

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009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

Clerkenwell Design Week 2013: this wall mounted shelving unit by London designer Michael Marriott is now being produced by design brand Very Good & Proper (+ slideshow).

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

Originally designed for SCP in 2000 but discontinued a few years later, Marriott‘s extendable shelves have been reissued by Very Good & Proper.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

The folded steel shelves are mounted on stainless steel hoops attached to oak brackets, as either three- or five-hoop configurations.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

Colour options include grey white, anthracite grey, sulfur yellow, light green and black red, plus others are available for special orders.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

To celebrate the re-issue, the products can be purchased from the brand’s online shop at a 10% discount for 2 weeks, using the code CDW2013 at the checkout.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

The shelves were on show at Clerkenwell Design Week, which concluded on Thursday.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

Very Good & Proper was formed to produce the furniture for restaurant chain Canteen and also salvaged London Underground tiles for the interior of its Covent Garden branch.

009 Croquet Shelving by Michael Marriott for Very Good & Proper

Recently we’ve featured storage systems held together with plastic clips and a shelving unit that concertinas flat.

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Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

Hackney design studio Very Good & Proper used glossy tiles salvaged from the London Underground in the Covent Garden branch of restaurant chain Canteen (+ slideshow).

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

The studio have combined contemporary furniture with vintage details to create an interior that complements Canteen’s British menu.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

Diners can choose to sit at an oak table or in a retro dining booth.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

The bar area has a zinc counter top and reclaimed Victorian mosaic tiles cover the floor.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

Very Good & Proper designed the bar stools and the brass wall hooks, as well as the brass and oak Canteen Utility Chair, which can be found in all Canteen restaurants. Dezeen featured the chair when it launched at London Design Festival in 2009.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the Lyceum Theatre near Covent Garden.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

Photography is by Ed Reeve.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

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Canteen is celebrated not only for its all day menu but also for its progressive approach to design. The restaurant group designs and produces its own furniture, through British design studio Very Good & Proper. The ‘Canteen Utility Chair’ is hugely popular, and is found in each Canteen restaurant, its design and style now instantly recognisable. However, the chair is not solely for Canteen or just restaurant use, it can now also be found in sought-after locations around the world – MoMA Sweden, BBC and Channel 4 creative meeting spaces, and the new Facebook headquarters in San Francisco. The chair is sold through leading international design retailers. The Canteen Utility Chair has been redefined for Canteen Covent Garden with brushed brass metalwork.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

With the original façade of the building dating from the 1830s, Canteen’s contemporary design is juxtaposed with the ornate molding around the tall windows and front doors. The bar area is sleek and inviting with its zinc bar top, Very Good & Proper designed bar stools and chairs and reclaimed Victorian mosaic floor tiles.

A slope leads down to the large oak herringbone-floored dining room with booth seating lined against a tiled wall (original tiles used by London Underground); the ‘Covent Garden Chair’ in various colours sits at the round tables, while the brushed brass Canteen Utility Chair lines the long tables beneath the windows.

Canteen Covent Garden by Very Good & Proper

Canteen Covent Garden is designed by VG&P, currently exhibiting at Clerkenwell Design Week and nominated for Design Museum Design of the Year 2012.
Canteen Hook and Knob – Limited edition brass knob and fire engine red hook
Canteen Utility Chair – limited edition brass frame with oak seat
Covent Garden Club Chair – designed and named specifically for this restaurant
Croquet shelving (new product, available to order soon)

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