"Bamboo" bench by Dirk Meylaerts

"Bamboo" bench in cherry wood, Galerie Paradis selection, designed by Dirk Meylaerts. "What happens when you translate the language of industrial piping found in factory ceilings int...

"Metal Nexus" bench, Galerie Paradis selection, designed by Paul Hardy. This freeform bench features an oak top and a structure made of aluminum and stainless steel. Unique piece. DV...

Bamboo Bench by Dirk Meylaerts Dimensions: W 50 x D 163 x H 20 cm Materials: Cherrywood. What happens if you transmit the language of industrial piping found in the ceilings of factories into a wooden bench? The coldness of the metal transforms into the classy modesty of a Japanese tea ceremony table. Biography: After a short career as an actor and dancer in Jan Fabre’s theatre piece The Power of Theatrical Madness, he decided to pursue a career in furniture making. He studied cabinetmaking at Les Arts et Metiers in Brussels and trained under master cabinet maker Ralf Hillenbrand, who taught him all the technical aspects of the craft. After three years, he began working as an independent cabinet maker and designer, a career that spanned 25 years. In 2003, he organized several auction sales of prototypes by fellow designers, in collaboration with the auction house Pierre Bergé in Brussels. In 2006, he founded D&A Lab, a company that produced limited series of functional design objects, conceived by contemporary artists such as Jonathan Monk, Pierre Bismuth, Ann Veronica Janssens...

Bench Nipokawa with structure in solid walnut wood. Treated solid wood with wax with natural pine extracts. Also available in solid oak, on request. ...