Whereas on a Thai craft tour pre-pandemic, furnishings designer Samuel Wilkinson seen that small items of teak offcuts have been left unused after bigger sections of the wooden have been minimize for different initiatives. This commentary lead Wilkinson to create Parallel, a collection of minimalist furnishings constructed from skinny strips of stable teak wooden. The gathering consists of a desk, a bench, and chairs, which debuted earlier this yr at Salone del Cellular in the course of the “Slowhand Design” exhibition at Superstudio.
Wilkinson partnered with Deesawat, a neighborhood wooden furnishings producer based mostly simply outdoors Bangkok, to create the Parallel collection. Though every particular person slat of teak wooden is skinny, they collectively create a stable piece of furnishings and are literally fairly technically constructed. The cross braces beneath or on the within of the items are hidden to create a extra linear and uniformed look. Whereas slatted furnishings and teak are largely seen outside, the Parallel assortment may simply as simply and fantastically dwell indoors as nicely.
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