During an artist placement with the KinShip project in Tramore Valley Park, Philip collaborated with the Douglas Fairfield Men’s Shed to develop the KinStools, a series of two-legged stools built using traditional Irish furniture joinery and locally grown Cork ash.
Each stool is designed to interlock with others, forming adaptable seating configurations for the Den Talamh KinShip EcoLab pavilion designed by Fuinneamh Architects. The system shifts with the needs of an event or gathering, reinforcing the idea that infrastructure can remain light, communal and responsive. The KinStools operate as both functional elements and conceptual devices, using vernacular craft to reflect interdependence across people, materials and the wider ecological grounds of the park and life.
The KinStools are currently being fabricated by Douglas Fairfield Men’s Shed and are expected to be complete for late Spring 2026.
