Fashioned from plate aluminium, spiky tabs are bent over to secure the joints of a typical panel desk. The claws protruding from the furniture are kind of a graphic representation of the angst of college and studying, the desperation of trying to come to terms with your creative voice versus institutional and economic pressure. The bamboo desktop has an Ikea coded, green washed passivity in contrast to the forged raw metal structure. Oval foot holes for resting one’s feet and integrated paper shredder for destroying ideas.

In the Weeds

We enjoy mixing making processes into singular objects, it encapsulates a contradictions in production methods and material in the wider consumer landscape. In this piece we used scraps from our carved aluminium series, welded before fitting and gluing infill sections from European walnut. A round-about way to weld wood together.

Infilled

 chair, morphing its iconic holes into 91 hearts, reminiscent of traditional vernacular Alpine furniture with this classic pierced motif.

Heart Landi, 2024