originated with the Town Council, who deputised it to one of their members, Walter Skull, to organise through the Chair Manufacturers Association. Just over fifty years later his company, Walter Skull & Son, would become part of Ercol. Later arches were erected for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1962 and for the Millennium. The Ercol-Wallpaper arch will though be dramatically different. Designed by Martino Gamper, it comprises two overlapping spans, all of the same chair – Ercol's stacking chair. After showing at the V&A it moved in 2010 to the V&A Museum of Childhood as part of their Sit Down! exhibition of children's seating through the years. Ercol took part in The Dock as part of the London Design Festival .Curated by designer Tom Dixon, Situated at The Portobello Dock, the exhibition was over , spanning the Grand Union Canal. Sources L. R. Ercolani A Furniture Maker: His Life, His Works and His Observations, (London: Ernest Benn, 1975) External links Ercol company website 1920 establishments in the United Kingdom Companies based in Buckinghamshire Manufacturing companies established in 1920 British furniture makers Manufacturing companies of the United Kingdom Woodworking Wycombe District British companies established in 1920 1920 establishments in England