Jaclyn Pappalardo - Designer & Maker
The next episode of A Collection Of… Spaces is with designer & maker Jaclyn Pappalardo.
I visited Jaclyn at her studio in Pullens Yards, just a few streets from Elephant and Castle. She shares the space with a designer and a printmaker.
Jaclyn's work explores industrial manufacturing processes in unexpected ways. One series of seating investigates hydroforming, where two sheets of metal are welded together before being inflated using pressurised air or water, creating soft, organic forms from a rigid material.
Alongside this are projects using sand-cast aluminium to produce sculptural vases, revealing her fascination with understanding and pushing manufacturing processes along with making connections with facilitators who can bring these ideas to life.
We also discussed a project developed in 2025 with Ercol and Max Radford Gallery titled Grain Pile, which gave 6 designers access to Ercol's archive of components at their Hertfordshire production facility. The resulting work was exhibited at Clerkenwell Fire Station as part of London Design Festival in 2025.
Pullens Yards were purpose-built between 1870 and 1901 for craftspeople and small traders, creating one of London's earliest examples of live/work spaces. Originally comprising around 650 flats arranged around four workshop yards, around 360 flats and three of the original yards remain today.
Enjoy!
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