nada debs shapes color-gradient tatami tables with eastern flair

milan design week 2017: lebanese designer nada debs offers a fresh blend of middle eastern and far eastern craftsmanships with her ‘tatami tables’ collection. through a colorful combination, the project reinterprets or rather reintroduces local furniture design for contemporary interiors. 

the tatami furniture can be used as a bench

for this collection, nada debs has combined the traditional straw weaving technique — typical of japanese flooring– with the old craft of marquetry which was often used for classical old pieces. in the end, the set includes color gradient pieces with flexible functions — shifting between a table or a bench.  

the furniture collection comes in vivid color gradients 

the tatami tables borrow middle and far eastern crafts 

the pieces combines japanese straw weaving with the art of marquetry 

yellow gradient – the tatami table is fitting for any interior

details showing the weaving craft and wood marquetry 

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edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom