Robin Shepherd

I was asked to make profiles of two Roy Lichtenstein objects for Tate Modern. The show is for the families and early learning department and runs for five weeks in parallel with the Lichtenstein retrospective.

The sofa and lamp are painted with magnetic paint and people are encouraged to attach magnets to them and create their own narratives.

A set of six simple costume stands made for an event at Tate Britain. I made the feet by routing out lap joints.

A proposal for a well known musician’s tour desk, designed in collaboration with Sam Fish (www.fishrefinishing.co.uk)

A set of cantilevered adjustable shelves which I designed and built. You can pull the dowels out and adjust the height of the shelves. Because everything is wood if you need more shelves or need to change the height at a later date, it’s possible to drill extra holes and fit the shelves in a new position. 

The shelves are made from 18mm shuttering ply, MDF and 15mm walnut dowels.

Details of the dowels which support the shelves and allow for adjustment of shelf heights

Some photos taken during the fit. Everything made from 18mm shuttering ply and slotted together on site. Finished pictures to follow…

First lot of units fitted together

I’ve designed the majority of the shelving components to be CNC routered. This is because everything will be transported and then fitted together on-site. Should mean that everything will simply slot together.

Got my first major shop fit. I’ve been asked to fit 7 custom fitted book cases in a book shop called Reading Matters in Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire. This is one of the proposed drawings showing three of the cases.

The ladder-shelf units being made in the studio and then exhibited at Tate Britain.

Proposed CNC drawing for a ladder-shelving unit for an event at Tate Britain by Serra Tansel

Quick shots of a set build I did starring Sean Pertwee. We made a green screen on wheels and various free standing door frames for a camera on a jib to pass through.

The book installed in Tate Britain.

Last coats of paint on a large-scale wooden book I made for an event at Tate Britain.

Plinth building for Tanya Bonakdar Gallery’s booth at Frieze.