'foundation'


london-based designer benjamin hubert has designed 'foundation' a shelving
and storage system whose form is influenced by brutalist architecture.

designed for heal's, the overall structure is made of a dark grey valchromat,
a wood fibre board colored with organic dyes that are specifically developed
and bonded with resin to ensure that the natural appearance and characteristics
of the fibre remain in tact. the wood is sourced from forest waste and recycled pine.
the valchromat is combined with folded steel powder coated box files accompanied
by matching leather pull handles. the combination of the industrial materials
softened by the more tactile leather details emphasizes the brutalist language
while maintaining a sense of tradition that is found in leather bound books.  



front view



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file box detail



leather pull handle