Tom Pearson Hammers 10,000 Rivets Into Furniture for London Design Festival
Ten thousand rivets. One maker. A furniture collection built like a bridge.
Designer Tom Pearson made the lot by hand for APOC Store in London. The collection is called `10,000 Rivets' and arrived as Part 2 of the store's Gallery Series, launching during London Design Festival 2026. APOC Store describes it as work that transforms industrial construction into sculptural design APOC Store on Facebook.
The launch centred on an evening event on 17 September, from 7pm to 9pm. APOC Store advertised the date and time in advance and asked guests to book by emailing rsvp@apoc-store.com APOC Store on Facebook.
The names tell you what you are getting. Among the pieces listed by the store are a 936 Rivets - Table', a 144 Rivets - Side Table' and a `168 Rivets - Stool' APOC Store listing. Each title counts the rivets in that design. A rivet, a small metal pin hammered to hold plates together, is usually hidden inside ships, planes and buildings. Here it is the decoration.
Every piece was made entirely by Pearson in his workshop in Lewisham, south-east London. No stage of the manufacturing process was outsourced, according to the store's product notes APOC Store listing. That means one person cut, formed, fixed and finished the work from start to end.
Lewisham matters here. It is a working part of south-east London, full of railway arches, small workshops and makers. It is not a factory district turning out hundreds of copies. It is the kind of place where one person can spend days setting hundreds of rivets by hand.
What makes this stand out is the counting. Most furniture hides its labour. This collection puts the number in the name. You read 936 and you picture the time. You read 168 and you understand why a stool can feel solid.
For fans, this means a rare chance to see construction become furniture. London Design Festival, the city-wide September showcase of designers and shops, is built for this kind of launch. Small, hands-on projects sit next to big brand shows. Visitors can walk in, get close and check the rows of metalwork for themselves.
