AIMé
CREDENZA
2024
Aimé is a wood and stainless steel credenza built around wooden chevron-shaped legs. It gives the piece a unique lightness and plays with gravity, making it seemingly stand solely due to friction. The construction sparks curiosity and adds a dimension of wonder.
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From Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French author and thinker.
A book is a garden, an orchard,
a storehouse, a party
Charles Baudelaire
Image by Ali Tavakoli
INSPIRATION
Looking at the past to draw the future
Design is timeless, or at least seeks to be. By grounding ourselves in the principles established by our predecessors, we can continuously reinvent while staying anchored in a long term vision of design, creation with intention and a sense of permanence.
CONCEPTUAL IDEA
As books are to be cherished, they deserve a proper stand
Books are often stored in boxes, tall shelves and packed along our walls.What if they could exist differently? What if there was a piece build around them.
PROCESS
Aimé
Sketches
Scale model
Wood gluing
Metal welding
Prototype assembly
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FULL SIZE PROTOTYPE
Cherry wood, steel, aluminium
Aimé is a wood and stainless steel credenza built around wooden chevron-shaped legs. It gives the piece a unique lightness and plays with gravity, making it seemingly stand solely due to friction. The construction sparks curiosity and adds a dimension of wonder.
