Stools with "wild simplicity" and colourful storage boxes feature in the debut series of a new Montreal furniture brand.
Called Vaste, the company launched last year as the furniture arm of Montreal design studio F & Y, established by woodworkers Frederique Beaubien and Yannic Ryan in 2009.
Items in the range include the Olmsted chair and the Cache storage boxes
The two and their team, which comprises three designers and five woodworkers, make the furniture in their workshop in the city. They specialise in using wood that is indigenous to Canada ? particularly white oak, walnut and blackened ash.
"Designed and manufactured locally, the collection shows a consideration for Canada's nordicity to offer elegant, adapted and timeless pieces," said the studio in a project description. "Vaste is a selection of durable furniture that fits naturally in everyday life." The semi-circular storage boxes come in different woods and finishes
Among the collection is Nord, a dark wooden table that the team describes as a "sturdy table" with a "graceful look".
"It is by deconstructing the table and ridding it of all superfluous components that they manage to leave full place for clear and honest lines with harmonious curves," said Vaste in a project description. "The result is a minimal, classic and elegant piece of furniture."
The Olmsted collection is intended to bring elements of the outside indoors
The Nord table ...