Volkshaus Side Table Material:Oak Lacquered

Volkshaus Side Table Material:Oak LacqueredThe Volkshaus furniture series was designed for the institution Volkshaus Basel in 2020, as part of their boutique hotel. Characterised by a clear, sculptural appearance, intersecting X shapes reveal a complex frame construction a product of research and exploration into the possibilities and limitations of CNC precision cutting for traditional wooden joints, like those used in Japanese carpentry and architecture. Side Table, like the stools in our X

Photographs by Georges Dupin have been exclusively taken for the publication

trapped air bubbles diffusing a gentle light in all directions

"The Porta Volta Chair is an exception: I wanted to design a chair with an armrest because there are hardly any that I like

” —Jacques Herzog

and seat cut out from these structural planes

By taking one shape and playing with its properties

In collaboration with Artemide

The Kreta edition is inspired by Greek tavern furniture

Wood of a certain width seemed a suitable starting point because it can be bent and treated

There are 20 pieces per type

the book opens and closes with visual essays by Joël Tettamanti and Armin Linke

this conversation took place in Basel on November 4th