Designer Ini Archibong took visual cues from the staggered rock formations of The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland when creating his Kadamba Gate table and benches, which were showcased during London Design Festival.
The furniture, called Kadamba Gate, was directly inspired by the hexagonal columns of basalt rock that make up The Giant's Causeway on the north coast of Northern Ireland.
These undulating obelisks are represented by chunks of wood cut into different shapes at varied heights and secured together in random formations.
Archibong wanted them to appear as if "reaching from the core of the earth up to the sky". The sky is interpreted as smooth, green-stained tabletops and seat surfaces.
Archibong based his furniture designs on the rock formations of The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland "There are many layers," said Archibong when explaining the idea behind his Kadamba Gate designs. "There's an idea of being connected to the earth, the earth being connected to the stars, and the notion of microcosm and macrocosm."
"That led me to being inspired by The Giant's Causeway and its columns of basalt hexagons," he continued. "The concept is to create a form of language for the base reaching up from the ground to hold the tabletop, which represents the sky."
The bases are made up of chunks of wood cut at different heights
The craggy bases of the table and benches have been made from pieces of American cherry, red oak ...