Iain Stern

Designing ‘sculptures with a purpose’ since 1992 Iain began exploring the somewhat overlooked qualities of day to day building materials while completing his degree in Design: Crafts at Staffordshire University. Challenging the view of what constituted usable furniture he discovered a need for utilitarian furniture and began a voyage to bring space saving/ dual purpose furniture to the masses though his Contemporary Design Farm. Whether fulfilling a space’s purpose, optimizing an objects’ potential or expanding on a materials’ sole purpose functionality is a theme that runs deep through all of Iain’s work. Visually they challenge the observer’s sense of form and function. Designing for the home, office and industry indoors and out, his furniture performs to this day leaving a trail of innovation & wonder.