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We are prone to sitting, when we are not sleeping. So chairs end up in our lives
as facts. There is a chair for just about every one, every occasion, every place.
Modern chairs, antique chairs, personalized ones and sometimes a bit crazy. The
chair is a sculptural object as well, one to be considered as it takes up and
marks off space, including from the sitter’s point of view.
Jessica
Padt, is an upholsterer whose work has been featured in Elle Decoration, Résidence
and Cosmopolitan, she specializes in restoring and reupholstering old chairs,
couches and sofa’s. Her daily work mostly consists of reupholstering antique
furniture and, her specialty, 1960s and 1970s designer pieces, particularly vintage
pieces by Artifort, a Dutch furniture company. But, while working, Jessica
Padt never stops pursuing her own ideas. In her storefront workshop in the center
of the northern Jordaan there is always something special to see. It’s a
colourful place filled with special objects, from an ottoman with fake flies on
it, a pair of wooden chairs covered with vines and birds, or objects that say
chair but really mean something else. For example, from two iron bathtub feet,
found on a fleamarket she created a fake fireplace, out of coloured material.
It looks in a way like a footstool,
but obviously isn’t.
Designer fabric stockist including: Kvadrat, Christian
Fischbacher, Bute, Élitis, Création Baumann a.o.
For a
while she was working on little thrones for children, now her latest obsession
is embroidered cushions, created from old embroidered images she finds on markets
and in antique shops.
If you are looking for a professional upholsterer who
will add a personal touch to your piece of furniture (as in choice of colour,
pattern or material) Jessica's workshop is the place to go.
Opening
Hours: Monday 13.00 - 17.00; Tuesday - Thursday 10.30 -17.00; Friday 10.30
- 13.00 - It's advisable to call even during opening hours to let me know you're
coming or make an appointment at other times. tel:
+31 (0)20-6278451
Jessica Padt, Eerste Tuindwarsstraat
17, The Jordaan, 1015 RT Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NL
email: info@jessicapadt.nl
website: www.jessicapadt.nl
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