shigeru ban for when objects work at milan design week 09

fruit holder by shigeru ban image © designboom

shigeru ban designed this fruit holder/ centerpiece for company when objects work. he based the holder’s design on his recent architectural work metz centre, where the roof’s structure is made with hexagonal shapes woven with steel and plywood.

fruit holder by shigeru ban image © designboom

fruit holder by shigeru ban image © designboom

when objects work presentation image © designboom

image © designboom

shigeru ban shows the development of metz centre pompidou, developed in a different scale for the fruit holder portrait © designboom

image © designboom

shigeru ban and owner of when objects work béatrice de lafontaine portrait © designboom