Copenhagen architect
Morten Emil Engel has won a competition to design stools that will furnish an exhibition building by Japanese architects
Atelier Bow-Wow at the
Krabbesholm Højskole in Skive, Denmark.
Manufactured by
PP Møbler in Denmark, each stool is carved from one piece of solid oak.
The design will be on show at
CODE 09 and Danish Design Centre SHOWHOW as part of
Copenhagen Design Week, which begins today.
Here’s some more information from Morten Emil Engel:
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Bow-Wow Stool
designed by architect Morten Emil Engel
Morten Emil Engel has won the international competition to design a
stool for a new exhibition building in Krabbesholm Højskole by Japanese
architects, Atelier Bow-Wow.
The stool is carved from one solid piece of oak wood to provide a
rugged, organic, joint-free, highly durable piece of furniture made to
last for generations. No screws, glues or chemicals are used in the
making, only organic oil for surface treatment.
The stool can thus be composted at the end of it’s lifespan to provide
nutrients for future growth and complete a cradle to cradle cycle.
All stools are completely unique due to variations in color, grain,
pattern and texture of the wood and the stool tells the story of the
tree it originated from thereby further reinforcing nature’s beauty and
imperfections by revealing it’s age and characteristics that make each
piece unique.
The design embraces imperfections such as cracks and crevices that
naturally occur during drying as well as the slight changes in form
that happen with shift in humidity and reaction to weather.
The stool was designed by Morten Emil Engel in 2009 and is manufactured
by environmentally friendly and acclaimed furniture makers PP Møbler in
Denmark.
Bow-Wow Stool will be exhibited during the Copenhagen Design Week at the following events:
CODE 09 international furniture fair in Copenhagen from 27 August - 30 August 2009
Danish Design Centre SHOWHOW exhibition from the 27 August - 6 September 2009.
