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Cassina Blox Ebonized Oak Rectangular Coffee Table, Jehs + Laub, Italy, c. 2000.

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Cassina Blox Ebonized Oak Rectangular Coffee Table, Jehs + Laub, Italy, c. 2000. Blox, is a play on the addition and subtraction of geometric modules, conjuring an urban landscape of flanking and superimposed volumes. This Cassina coffee table is a complete design classic and long out of production. Simple sleek lines. “In the design process, we think about things we would like to have ourselves and then design them,” says Jürgen Laub, one half of German design team Jehs+Laub. From Ulm, Germany, Laub grew up with a carpenter father who modeled creativity at home. As Laub learned carpentry himself, he began building furniture. Partner Markus Jehs, from Stuttgart, remembers being surrounded in his parents’ home by “goods with a high value of design from different countries, which influenced me into loving the good stuff”. Both studied industrial design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung (College of Design) in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, and after a visit to Milan to see the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, they knew they wanted to show a piece of furniture there one day. Their friendship solidified while both were interning in New York, and after graduating, they opened Stuttgart-based Jehs+Laub in 1994. Reflecting on more than two decades of working together, Jehs says, “If a partnership is based on reaching the best outcome together and forgetting all the personal vanities, you will go much further than alone.” Laub agrees: “The most important part in our job is discussion. When there is something to think about, you also have to talk about it.” Influenced by the Bauhaus school, they believe the intended function of a product should contribute to its design. They resist overstyling, with elements that don't serve a purpose being eliminated along the way. In developing their Striad Chair (2016), Jehs and Laub went for straight-up comfort, and the resulting chair combines stability, body-cradling cushioning and ergonomic support. As Jehs explains, “It all started with a ski boot – a hard outer shell, getting softer and softer the closer we get to the human body.” Adds Laub, “We love the idea of stacking layers of density. The Striad is one of the most comfortable lounge chairs in the world.” Lucky for their families, they like to test new designs by living with them at home. The team intends their products to appear “as if they had designed themselves, like in nature. Design is like a human body – every element helps the other and provides stability and flexibility.” Clearly nature influenced their room at the Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, in which ice blocks were carved and arranged to mimic ice floes. They worked for a week on their ice suite, an experience Jehs describes as “like being in a surreal movie.” Other interior projects include the master concept for Mercedes-Benz showrooms worldwide. Over the years, Jehs and Laub have worked with many international brands, creating furniture with Cassina, Fritz Hansen, Knoll, Thonet and Schönbuch; clocks with Stelton; and lighting with Nemo and Belux. They continue to “match technologies and materials with human needs,” says Laub. “If those change, then our designs change.” By not committing to a signature style, he believes their designs will be “longtime sellers and hopefully classics one day.” Recognition for Jehs+Laub’s work includes multiple German Design Awards and NeoCon Gold and Silver Awards, as well as a Compasso d’Oro Design Prize for the Bend Chair (2012).

Creator:

Cassina (Maker),Jehs+Laub 1 (Designer),Jehs & Laub (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 79 in (200.66 cm)Depth: 24 in (60.96 cm)

Style:

Minimalist (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Wood,Ebonized

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

2000

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Light signs of wear and use. Light scratches, etc.

Seller Location:

Brooklyn, NY

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU4190332777242

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In 1964, Cassina signed an exclusive licensing agreement to manufacture furniture by Le Corbusier and his collaborators — such as the LC4 chaise longue made with trailblazing French modernist Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret — a move that would shape the future of the company. Cassina’s I Maestri collection is an ongoing initiative to restyle landmark designs from the 20th century, such as pieces by Gerrit Rietveld (the Red and Blue armchair from 1918), Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Erik Gunnar Asplund, Franco Albini and Frank Lloyd Wright. The company preserves the intentions and original styles of their designs but adds updated techniques, materials and processes — rendering them the best possible combination of past, present and future. The brand has also worked with contemporary icons like Zaha Hadid, Gio Ponti and Philippe Starck.

Cassina’s original designs are cutting-edge as well. They include pieces for everyday use, the development of which is guided by comfort and the marriage of Italian craftsmanship with industrial technology.

Some of Cassina’s pieces, both from its contemporary and I Maestri collections, can be found in the collections of museums like the Museum of Modern Art and the Vitra Design Museum. In 2014, the company became part of Haworth in its acquisition of Italian furniture group Poltrona Frau, and in 2015, Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola joined Cassina as its art director, leading the brand into its next century of inventive style.

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