Weston Park Museum

‘The end result is stunning.’

‘For this project Christian O’Reilly has crafted a suite of furniture and seating.  Regular photos and discussion during design and making gave us an insight into the process.  Simple, elegant designs, with clean lines and smooth curves, highlight the beautiful grain of the wood.  In addition, the seats and furniture are custom designed to fit our spaces and meet our needs, and were delivered on time.’

Museums Sheffield

Project details

Client: Weston Park Museum, Museums Sheffield.

Brief: To make a suite of furniture to include : seating to match the benches designed for The Graves Gallery, Sheffield  and interactive display furniture.

Key project points:

+ seating to comply with accessibility guidance;

+ two different bench designs that had to compliment each other;

+ benches to incorporate storage for information about the art works;

+ interactive table area with for magnetic display;

+ a bookcase / display unit with storage and posting box;

+ fixed budget;

+ sustainable, managed European oak.