Syndicated from Design China
The Hangzhou Stool by Atelier Chen Min “consists of many layers of bamboo veneer of the thickness of 0.9mm. Each veneer [piece] is made of several ultra thin bamboo layers, which are aligned vertically according to the natural direction of the bamboo fibres…[making the material] not only very flexible, but also robust in all directions”. Each bamboo veneer is different in length, and the layers provoke a very special arc. Continue reading.
See also the practice’s series inspired by the Chinese character 工 (gong).