farg & blanche employs sewing in wood tailoring collection

färg & blanche employ sewing in wood tailoring collection
all images courtesy of färg & blanche

sewing is a technique that is typically associated with binding soft materials, however färg & blanche have employed related technologies to produce ‘wood tailoring’, a series that explores the possibility of needlework as a means of joining  furniture parts.

presented at the 2014 stockholm furniture & light fair, the collection of seating and storing pieces are created using a sewing machine to fasten layer upon layer of plywood forming the collection of works that include the ‘wood layer armchair’, ‘bespoke chair’, ‘dark layer cupboard’ and ‘pocket cupboard’, expressing the potential of needlework in the production of furniture — outside of upholstering. the ‘wood tailoring series has been made specially for ‘longing to fly, longing to fly’, an art film by architect erika janunger and choreographer / dancer oskar frisk which is also debuting on this occasion.

‘wood layer armchair’

the backrest of the ‘wood layer armchair’ visually presents a topographical map that mimics the organic growth pattern of the lumber from which it is made; also mirrored on the upholstered cushioning of its front.

the topographical patterning of the backrest is mimicked on the chair’s upholstery

the ‘dark layer cupboard’ and ‘wood layer armchair’

the ‘dark layer cupboard’ is a storage unit that is formed by stratum upon stratum of rigid material, arranged to look like growth rings found in the cross section of a tree trunk. hand made in the studio, the cabinet comes in a limited edition.

layers of material are sewn to visually express the growth rings of a tree

detail

‘bespoke chair’

six different parts are joined together to form a tailored back — similar to a well-designed suit jacket — of the ‘bespoke chair’, which accommodates the body comfortably. the seat can be supported from a variety of metal leg options.

six panels of wood are sewn together to form the backrest of the ‘bespoke chair’ that resembles a well tailored jacket

variations of the ‘bespoke chair’

the chair comes with different options of metal legs

‘pocket cupboard’

the ‘pocket cupboard’ is a modular storage system that features tailored doors that have external leather pockets for storing magazines or books. each one is stitched directly onto the wood framework.

details of the 'wood layer armchair'

detail of the sewing used to form the backrest of the 'wood layer armchair'

detail of the 'wood layer armchair' upholstery

back view of the 'bespoke chair'

the stitching employed in fastening the wood components together is left visible

3/4 view of the 'bespoke chair'

front view of the 'bespoke chair'

back view of the 'bespoke chair'

front view of the 'pocket cupboard'

detail of the leather pockets found on the doors of the cupboards

detail

the 'pocket cupboard' is modular and can be arranged in various configurations

the various seating designs of the 'wood tailoring' collection

profile views of the various seating designs of the 'wood tailoring' collection

the making of the 'wood tailoring' collection

layer upon layer of wood is sewn together to form the furniture

an industrial sewing machine is employed to complete the task of joining the furniture parts

each piece is carefully tailored

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