Thom Fougere creates furniture collection to reflect Canada's "eclectic sensibility"
Stockholm 2016: Canadian designer Thom Fougere has created a collection of furniture and homeware based on his home country, including a set of fireplace accessories based on historic tools and tables made from limestone (+ slideshow).
Thom Fougere's furniture collection includes a wooden bar cart
According to the designer, the pieces in his 2016 collection reference the Canadian landscape and the country's cultural influences, as well as using local materials such as stone quarried in Manitoba.
Fougere's wooden bar cart has a removable leather-topped tray
"Canada is such a young country without the rich history present in Scandinavia or Japan, but it does have an eclectic sensibility," said Thom Fougere, who has also created stools for design retailer EQ3.
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"I think there is a natural linkage between Scandinavia and Canada whether it's the climate, the geography or the culture," he added.
Fougere's Saddle Chair has a double-backed seat, designed to encourage different ways of sitting
The Saddle Chair is a double-backed seat, designed to encourage various ways of sitting or reclining. The back and upholstered seat of the chair are covered in vegetable-tanned saddle leather, resting on a lightweight steel structure.
Over time the leather will develop a patina that reflects the owner's individual sitting habits.
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