Jane Dillon and Tom Grieves produced a coat stand, in celebration of the 1922 invention by an Austrian scientist of ‘compressing’ solid timber. The process involves changing the wood's cell structure so that it can be bent three dimensionally. Jane and Tom's piece of onetree oak was transported to Denmark to undergo the compression process. When the wood was returned they experimented with creating free flowing hooks for hats or coats.

Jane Dillon was born in 1943. She studied Interior design at Manchester Regional College of Art and Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art. Jane has been an influential international furniture designer for the last thirty years, producing designs for both mass production and one-off pieces. She set up a London-based studio in the early 1970s with her late partner Charles Dillon.

Jane is a tutor in the Design Products department at the Royal College of Art. Her work has been widely exhibited and published and is held in major European collections. Clients have included well-known names such as Herman Miller (USA), Cassina (Italy), Casas (Spain), Thonet (Germany) and Habitat (UK).

Tom Grieves was born in 1973. He took a foundation course at Camberwell College of Art London and then a BA in Furniture Design at Loughborough College of Art and Design. Tom joined Jane Dillon’s studio in 1996 after completing a work experience in Stockholm and a summer course in green wood in Sweden shortly after graduating.