handmade high tech table by silo attua aparicio and oscar wanless

‘table’ by silo

UK-based design studio silo composed of attua aparicio and oscar wanless adapt industrial materials to be used in a more simplistic, expressive and craft-like manner. the duo’s works are formed by hand while still maintaining a notably high tech look.

their project, ‘table’ is grown from polystyrene which the studio moulds into trunks. the polystyrene structure is crafted from layers of NSEPS sticks of various colors. once these trunks are fully grown, the designers cut, join and process the material as if it were lumber. the end result is an aesthetic that carries granite, wood and plastic motifs.

detailed view of patterning

additional perspective

conceptual pipe-cleaner models (left) and segments cut from a polystyrene trunk (right)

process images for forming the trunk

filling a fabric container with raw material for the formation of the trunk

cut away the fabric to reveal the dried polystyrene form