Into the Woods at Maison & Objet 2012
As a reaction to throw-away culture in the years following the recession, we have seen age-old woodworking techniques such as cabinetry and parquetry become the focus of high-profile design projects. At Maison & Objet we saw this long-term design movement continue to develop as designers find new ways of working with this durable, fundamental, and essential material to create contemporary design.
This lightweight stool and circular table are hand crafted by Japanese designer Akiko Kuwahata, who is known for creating high-quality utilitarian objects in wood. For her STiTCH collection, the Denmark-based designer used steam to bend four-millimeter-thick maple veneer and then stitched it together with heavy, blue-wax string.
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