Benjamin Hubert uses steam-bending to create curving wooden basket for Fritz Hansen
Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer has created a pebble-shaped timber basket for Fritz Hansen using the brand's steam-bending techniques.
Named Basket, the piece is formed through two techniques used by Fritz Hansen when handling timber ? steam-bending and laminate-pressing.
While the basket's solid timber handle is steam-bent, the basket itself is crafted from pressed laminated timber and is available in natural oak, natural walnut, and stained oak.
"Our quest with Fritz Hansen is to find functionally smart products that feel authentically connected to the company's DNA," explained Hubert, founder of Layer.
"Basket is a balance of classic materiality, soft feminine forms and useful functionality ? the hallmarks of the iconic Danish brand," he continued. Layer designed the basket's soft, asymmetric form to reflect both the curvature and gentle nature of the timber material.
While creating a modern design, the studio also wanted to reference the history of Fritz Hansen and its catalogue of classic mid-century furniture pieces.
"Basket is both decorative home accessory and functional storage," explained Layer. "It can be used to stack papers, magazines, books, cushions, or other items. The handle makes it easy to pick up and move to another room, so you can bring the stored items to wherever they are needed in the home."
"The handle extends through the basket form to create feet that stabilise the soft basket shape, enabl...
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