Czech design student Anna Štepánková took inspiration from a traditional Japanese technique that began with a company called, Bunaco . The company created a way of tightly coiling ribbons of thin beech wood veneer that are then pushed out to establish the shapes you want. Štepánková explored ways to bridge this handmade technique with modern design and she did just that with the Tamashii Chair . The texture that comes from the rings and the color variations truly makes the chair unique and beautiful. According to the designer: My intention was to give own story and energy to this piece of furniture, which I believe is highly important for a product to have.

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Tamashii Chair by Anna Štepánková

We have two Deconstruction posts for you in February since we missed January. This is the first one. Fusillo is a new seating design by Marco Goffi that aspires to facilitate social interaction and conversation in public spaces. I asked Marco to walk us through the process of creating his new design. When I was thinking about the seating, the historical reference that I had in mind was the typical seating used in France many years ago: the “fauteuil conversation.” In reality, my intention was to create an item with many seats offering the possibility to make relationship

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Deconstruction: Fusillo by Marco Goffi