'10 unit system' is available in black and white
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shigeru ban unveiled his '10 unit system' furniture concept for artek at their 'one chair
is enough' exhibition during milan design week.

based on L shape units the fully modular system can be combined in various ways to
transform a chair to a table, a table to a bench and so on. it is made from UPM ProFi,
an environmentally innovative wood plastic composite, that combines the best characteristics
of wood fibers and plastic. manufactured mainly from recycled material, the composite
has proven to be tough and humidity resistant.

this is the second collaboration for shigeru ban, artek and UPM who first worked together
back in 2007 to create his 'space of silence', artek pavillion that was built using
UPM ProFi wood.


UPM proFi® director markku koivisto
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shigeru ban sitting on his '10 unit system' furniture concept
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the system used to create a bench, coffee table and chair
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the system used to create a chair, stool and bench
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the system used to create a chair, stool and bench
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UPM proFi®
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'one chair is enough' exhibition
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the L shape concept


'10 unit system' bench