Danish designer Thomas Bentzen combines traditional Scandinavian design with industrial references in his Enfold sideboard, created for Muuto.
Launched during Milan design week, the storage design features sliding doors made from lacquered steel that has been punched and bent to achieve a ridged surface.
The technique was used to create a design with, what the brand calls, a "graphical and modern expression".
Inspired by factory buildings, Thomas Bentzen's wood and steel Enfold sideboard is designed to be both "industrial and homey"
"The Enfold sideboard came from the many factory visits that I do as a designer, prompting me to explore the aesthetic appeal of industrial objects," said Bentzen.
"I wanted to translate this element into the modern home, combined with an appreciation of the Scandinavian design tradition," he added. Copenhagen-based Bentzen chose to use warm-toned solid oak components to contrast with the sideboard's steel doors, while all screws and bolts are hidden from view to achieve a clean-lined finish.
"The Enfold sideboard joins a warm touch of oak with a contemporary look of its ridged front, softening up the cold steel material and binding it together with the sideboard's oak components," said the designer.
"The design is a new perspective on the traditional sideboard with an at once industrial and homey feeling, characterised by its unique duality of materials," he continued.
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