front presents coat rack bench and arch tables for thonet
all images courtesy of front

 

 

 

swedish studio front has designed the ‘coat rack bench’ and ‘arch tables’ for furniture brand gebrüder thonet vienna. the collection is based on the company’s strong history and tradition of working with bent wood. the bench serves as both a coat rack and place to sit, merging the two functions together to create a new piece that still references the past, while the ‘arch tables’ feature round components that use bent wood as a main structural element.

 

the collection is being presented at salone internazionale del mobile, 2014 in milan. 

 

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the bench serves as both a coat rack and place to sit

 

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the dual furniture piece presented in black and white

 

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the arch table uses bent wood as a structural element

 

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the collection refers to traditions of working with wood

 

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end view of the arch table

 

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detail

 

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sketch