Tom Pearson unveils riveted aluminium furniture with droplet-like patterns

Designer Tom Pearson has created industrial furniture pieces with rivets that are both structural and decorative for the 10,000 Rivets collection, on show during London Design Festival.

The line, which is Tom Pearson Studio's debut furniture and lighting collection, is on show at London's APOC store, where the aluminium pieces function as display cases and tables for contemporary fashion.

Pearson, who previously co-founded and co-ran the fabrication workshop Jamps Studio, turned his focus to the modest industrial fixing for 10,000 Rivets.

He also explored different ways to create surface designs on the aluminium sheets through anodising – a process that changes the metal's structure near its surface and creates a water-resistant layer.

"The works came from wanting to further my experiments with anodising," Pearson told Dezeen. "The forms are driven by the constraints of the anodising process."

"The acid tanks I have can only accommodate a certain sheet size, and welding anodised aluminium is feasible but messy, hence the riveted construction," he continued.

"I think it's nicer to be led by chance and play than starting with an overarching 'concept'."

The designer started to play around with the anodising process because of the difficulties in finishing aluminium designs.