{"id":416762,"date":"2024-04-12T13:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=416762"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:48:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:48:30","slug":"last-ditch-design-nostromo-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/last-ditch-design-nostromo-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Checkmate: Last Ditch Design\u2019s Sculptural Slab Bench Does Double Duty as a Chessboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nostromo-bench\/id-f_32399662\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Last Ditch Design Nostromo bench with chess pieces on top\" class=\"wp-image-417521\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5007898894154819;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_Last-Ditch_Design_Chess.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nostromo-bench\/id-f_32399662\/\">Nostromo bench<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/\">Last Ditch Design<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Consisting of just four smooth wood slabs, the asymmetrical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/benches\/nostromo-bench\/id-f_32399662\/\">Nostromo bench<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/\">Last Ditch Design<\/a> looks as brawny as it does beautiful. No scrawny legs here: One end of the seating platform sits on a stump-like cylinder, while the other rests on a rectangular hunk. On top of the platform, another slab has been carved into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/folk-art\/game-boards\/\">game board<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/chess-sets\/\">chess<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/antique-checkerboard\/\">checkers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy initial thought process was to create an almost monolithic form that looks as if it could have been carved from a single tree or piece of stone,\u201d says Last Ditch founder Todd Hewitt. He added the game board as a way of bringing together families and friends in the home, or as an ice breaker for new encounters in a hotel or caf\u00e9. \u201cThis style of classic activity engages users and sparks discussion,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench.jpg\" alt=\"Last Ditch Design founder Todd Hewitt sits on his Nostromo bench with the Silas floor lamp behind him\" class=\"wp-image-416764\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5007898894154819;object-fit:cover;width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench.jpg 964w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench-526x350.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Last-Ditch-Nostromo-Bench-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Last Ditch founder Todd Hewitt with his Nostromo bench and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/floor-lamps\/silas-floor-lamp\/id-f_32379252\/\">Silas floor lamp<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hewitt grew up in a quaint town nestled in Wyoming\u2019s Wind River Range, collecting comic books as a kid and experimenting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/drawings-watercolor-paintings\/\">drawing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/prints-works-on-paper\/\">printmaking<\/a> as a high schooler. He went on to study graphic design at the University of Wyoming and found a night job building rustic tables and chairs from lodgepole pine. \u201cI immediately fell in love with the tactile nature and satisfaction of crafting a piece of furniture,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This side hustle led to a 30-year career in furniture production for such manufacturers as Henrybuilt and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/lawson-fenning\/\">Lawson-Fenning<\/a>, first in Seattle and later in Los Angeles, where he lives and works today. \u201cThen, in 2022, I finally felt like it was time to fully invest in myself and introduce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/shop\/\">this new collection<\/a>,\u201d which includes the Nostromo bench, Hewitt says. \u201cFor me, it was now or never \u2014 my \u2018last ditch\u2019 opportunity.\u201d And so Last Ditch Design was born.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/shop\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master-950x633.jpeg\" alt=\"Close-up view of the Nostromo\" class=\"wp-image-417532\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5007898894154819;object-fit:cover;width:840px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master-950x633.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master-525x350.jpeg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master-120x80.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/NOSTROMO_BENCH_20_copy_master.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Close-up of the Nostromo with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/lounge-chairs\/silas-lounge-chair\/id-f_36018012\/\">Silas lounge chair<\/a> behind it<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although Hewitt works in a range of materials, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/velvet\/\">velvet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/rattan\/\">rattan<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/metal\/\">metal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/wood\/\">wood<\/a> remains central to his practice. \u201cThere is something therapeutic about woodworking,\u201d he says. \u201cYou quickly find yourself in a frame of mind that does not allow for distractions from the outside world. You are fully immersed in the moment, 100 percent concentrating on the task at hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a lover of trees, Hewitt uses only sustainably harvested, FSC-certified lumber to craft pieces intended to last for several generations as family heirlooms. With the Nostromo, he aims to take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/info\/sustainable-design\/\">sustainability<\/a> a step further in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to offer a version that is produced from locally harvested fallen timbers that provides the same sense of refinement but in a version that has much more of a \u2018living\u2019 appearance,\u201d he explains. \u201cThis truly sustainable design also provides an additional layer of conversation \u2014 to be able to share the source of the materials used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/IRISCOFFEETABLE2-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore More Last Ditch Design on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/last-ditch-design\/shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shop All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consisting of just four smooth wood slabs, the asymmetrical Nostromo bench by Last Ditch Design looks as brawny as it does beautiful. 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