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    Round and round: the Tom family by Richard Lampert

Round and round: the Tom family by Richard Lampert

Inviting, eye-catching Island Tom by RICHARD LAMPERT is a piece of furniture you won’t mind being stranded on.

Richard Lampert
Alexander Seifried

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By Richard Lampert, Alexander Seifried, and Katharina Sommer for

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October 26, 2020 | 11:00 pm CUT

The Tom family strikes a chord with its rounded shapes and varying sizes. Island Tom is a large seating island with a backrest in the middle and is ideal for shops or reception areas

The Tom family strikes a chord with its rounded shapes and varying sizes. Island Tom is a large seating island with a backrest in the middle and is ideal for shops or reception areas

Furniture naturally influences the mood of particular spaces, and this is especially important in public places such as restaurants, hotels and shops. The furniture specified creates atmosphere – whether by supporting the overall interior concept, or when utilised as an eye-catching, standout feature.
One such distinctive piece is the Island Tom by Alexander Seifried, an item of contract furniture that reflects Richard Lampert's interest in unusual designs. Island Tom consists of stacked, round seating cushions that can be covered in a wide variety of colour and material combinations.
Top: Fat Tom was the first choice for the public areas of The Great Amber concert hall. Photo: Martins Silis. Bottom: With their mix of colours and materials, Little Tom pouffes freshen up the bar area of Motel One in Magdeburg. Photo: Andreas Lander

Top: Fat Tom was the first choice for the public areas of The Great Amber concert hall. Photo: Martins Silis. Bottom: With their mix of colours and materials, Little Tom pouffes freshen up the bar area of Motel One in Magdeburg. Photo: Andreas Lander

A whole family has now grown out of this, ranging from small stools, via a range of tables to different types of pouffe. Common to all of them is their round form and how they play with material and colour. Areas of application are diverse. For example, the Fat Toms can be found in ‘The Great Amber’ concert hall in Liepaja, Latvia, the largest concert hall in the Baltic States. Designed by the architects Volker Giencke & Company, the Latvian architect Martins Pilens chose the pouffes to furnish the public areas, creating islands of fabric within the building.
Two individually combinable cushions, one above the other, make Big Tom a comfortable and individual bar stool for private and contract furnishing use. Photo: Peter Schumacher

Two individually combinable cushions, one above the other, make Big Tom a comfortable and individual bar stool for private and contract furnishing use. Photo: Peter Schumacher

For the bar of Motel One in Magdeburg, the architects opted for the 3-layer Little Tom footstool, which, with its form, colour and mix of materials, creates a surprising highlight. At the same time, the Big Tom barstool helps bistro and cafe guests to relax while enjoying a snack.

'The products designed by me which have found a home in the collection complement the existing range – often classic pieces – with contemporary design.' – Alexander Seifried

Various bar stools from the Tom family enable staff to sit comfortably at high tables. The stool is available with either an upholstered or a wooden seat. Photo: Markus Guhl

Various bar stools from the Tom family enable staff to sit comfortably at high tables. The stool is available with either an upholstered or a wooden seat. Photo: Markus Guhl

For one particular Stuttgart company, various family members of Tom were specified. Users are invited to linger by Table Tom and three-layer Little Toms in combination with Herbert Hirche’s H 57 armchair from 1957 – also from Richard Lampert's collection – while different versions of the Big Tom bar stool provide seating comfort at the high tables as well as in the canteen at lunchtime.
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The Tom family strikes a chord with its rounded shapes and varying sizes. Island Tom is a large seating island with a backrest in the middle and is ideal for shops or reception areasTop: Fat Tom was the first choice for the public areas of The Great Amber concert hall. Photo: Martins Silis. Bottom: With their mix of colours and materials, Little Tom pouffes freshen up the bar area of Motel One in Magdeburg. Photo: Andreas LanderTwo individually combinable cushions, one above the other, make Big Tom a comfortable and individual bar stool for private and contract furnishing use. Photo: Peter SchumacherVarious bar stools from the Tom family enable staff to sit comfortably at high tables. The stool is available with either an upholstered or a wooden seat. Photo: Markus Guhl

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