Proof of Concept
Proof of Concept is a studio exhibition held in November 2021 – an exhibition of furniture produced by Ex Hotel over the course of a year featuring one-offs and limited-run pieces of furniture. The exhibition was held in the workshop where these items were made in order to share a sense of process that produced these items, inviting viewers to also see the machines and tools that helped produce these works. The exhibition was generously brought together by The Ramp, both as a collaborator and co-organiser of the event.
Images by Mike Hall
Ash Dinner Table
A six-seater dinner table for an artist’s apartment. A hidden drawer below the table top provides artwork storage in a small apartment economising on space. American ash and birch plywood.
155 L 90 W 75 H
Images by Repro Pics
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Print Drawer Cabinets, Stevenson Gallery
a set of two print cabinets to house a portion of the Stevenson Gallery’s photographic archive. The cabinet were built to provide a comfortable working surface when pushed back-to-back that could be used to view and pack artworks. Birch plywood, Siberian larch and steel.
Images by Mario Todeschini
Ash Stools – Leo’s Wine Bar & Max Bagels
Max Bagels & Leo’s Wine Bar: A bagel shop by day, a wine bar by night, squeezed into a tiny space on Bree Street in Cape Town. Renewal of the stools in solid American ash. In a such a small space details are very visible and important so the spline and groove joinery on the stool tops was left exposed.
Images by Gabriel Mworia
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The Leopard Shopfitting
The Leopard: a deli in Johannesburg with a playful sense of humour and a focus on good, ethical food. Counter, built-in seating and shelving for dry goods and wine all produced in birch plywood and sky-blue pegboard.
Images by Repro Pics
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Lightbox Vitrines
Three free-standing light-box vitrines produced for Georgia Munnik’s artwork “How do you mourn?” (2021). Produced for the Spier Light Art Exhibition 2021 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The light boxes were installed end-to-end making up a 6 metre installation. Each vitrine housed the laminated works of Munnik and was lit up at night. See www.georgiamunnik.com for more of the artist’s work.
American ash, birch plywood & LEDs.
Images by Spier Media Team
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Maquette for Future Bedside Tables
One-off gift to a close friend. An exercise in testing out some ideas and details that were yet to find a home. A simple shelf below the table surface provides extra storage without complicating the design by adding a drawer.
Siberian larch and Birch plywood.
61 L 35 W 65 H
Images by Repro Pics
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House Rules
Buying an item from Ex Hotel is buying a quality item. It is an item made to last. You’re buying a small piece of the Ex Hotel and taking it home with you – a souvenir from a fondly remembered holiday.
You’re buying something made with an attention to detail not found in many other places. You’re buying the familiarity and comfort of a hand-finished item made accurately and with care.
The intention is to produce items that will sustain use for at least as long as the replenishment of the material used takes to regrow in nature – a table whose wood took twenty years to grow, should afford its owner twenty years of dinners, suppers, lunches and laughs.
Enjoy your stay.
Proof of Concept
Proof of Concept is a studio exhibition held in November 2021 – an exhibition of furniture produced by Ex Hotel over the course of a year featuring one-offs and limited-run pieces of furniture. The exhibition was held in the workshop where these items were made in order to share a sense of process that produced these items, inviting viewers to also see the machines and tools that helped produce these works. The exhibition was generously brought together by The Ramp, both as a collaborator and co-organiser of the event.
Images by Mike Hall
Ash Dinner Table
A six-seater dinner table for an artist’s apartment. A hidden drawer below the table top provides artwork storage in a small apartment economising on space. American ash and birch plywood.
155 L 90 W 75 H
Images by Repro Pics
Order Now
Print Drawer Cabinets, Stevenson Gallery
a set of two print cabinets to house a portion of the Stevenson Gallery’s photographic archive. The cabinet were built to provide a comfortable working surface when pushed back-to-back that could be used to view and pack artworks. Birch plywood, Siberian larch and steel.
Images by Mario Todeschini
Ash Stools – Leo’s Wine Bar & Max Bagels
Max Bagels & Leo’s Wine Bar: A bagel shop by day, a wine bar by night, squeezed into a tiny space on Bree Street in Cape Town. Renewal of the stools in solid American ash. In a such a small space details are very visible and important so the spline and groove joinery on the stool tops was left exposed.
Images by Gabriel Mworia
Enquire
The Leopard Shopfitting
The Leopard: a deli in Johannesburg with a playful sense of humour and a focus on good, ethical food. Counter, built-in seating and shelving for dry goods and wine all produced in birch plywood and sky-blue pegboard.
Images by Repro Pics
Enquire
Lightbox Vitrines
Three free-standing light-box vitrines produced for Georgia Munnik’s artwork “How do you mourn?” (2021). Produced for the Spier Light Art Exhibition 2021 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The light boxes were installed end-to-end making up a 6 metre installation. Each vitrine housed the laminated works of Munnik and was lit up at night. See www.georgiamunnik.com for more of the artist’s work.
American ash, birch plywood & LEDs.
Images by Spier Media Team
Enquire
Maquette for Future Bedside Tables
One-off gift to a close friend. An exercise in testing out some ideas and details that were yet to find a home. A simple shelf below the table surface provides extra storage without complicating the design by adding a drawer.
Siberian larch and Birch plywood.
61 L 35 W 65 H
Images by Repro Pics
Order Now
House Rules
Buying an item from Ex Hotel is buying a quality item. It is an item made to last. You’re buying a small piece of the Ex Hotel and taking it home with you – a souvenir from a fondly remembered holiday.
You’re buying something made with an attention to detail not found in many other places. You’re buying the familiarity and comfort of a hand-finished item made accurately and with care.
The intention is to produce items that will sustain use for at least as long as the replenishment of the material used takes to regrow in nature – a table whose wood took twenty years to grow, should afford its owner twenty years of dinners, suppers, lunches and laughs.
Enjoy your stay.