Tom Dixon | Fat Chair

"Fat Chair" armchair from Tom Dixon for Cappellini International, Italy. Year: 1991Materials : Painted iron and woven straw.Dimensions: 35.43 × 37.01 × 33.07 inches (90.0 x 94.0 x 84.0 cm)     “I design for longevity, and I want something to be anti-fashion.” — Tom Dixon Tom Dixon was born in Tunisia in 1959 and moved to the UK when he was four. Often described as a maverick in the design world, he arrived at the field through an unconventional route, having lived out his formative years as an art school technician, a party organizer, and a bassist for the band Funkapolitan. Learning oxy-acetylene welding from a friend with a car-body repair shop, at the age of twenty-five Dixon started to weld furniture and sculpture (often using found materials) initially as a hobby, but rapidly gaining an international audience and clientele through exhibitions in Germany, Japan, and France. By the late-1980s, Dixon had sold works to Italian furniture company Cappellini, including the iconic S Cha