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Dutch Industrial Designer Creates Furniture Out of Veneers
A lot of designers create furniture that’s clad in veneers. Dutch industrial designer Job van den Berg, however, has created this O-Series of furniture that’s entirely made out of veneers.
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“Job van den Berg stretches material properties to new territories. He uses only wood veneer, for his O-Series, without any screws, bolts or internal structure.”
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“By rolling up the veneer into hollow tubes, he creates an intriguing play of structure, joints and volume. This reveals an unexpected, constructive strength of the oak veneer.”
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“When looking closer, you can see right through the load-bearing tubes, which plays with your perception of mass and volume.”
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“The cabinetandfloor lampsappears heavy, but Van den Berg’s clever use of material makes it actually light as a feather.”
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Check out more of van den Berg’s stuff here.
https://www.core77.com/posts/110391/Dutch-Industrial-Designer-Creates-Furniture-Out-of-Veneers