Somerset-based designer William Floyd Maclean has created Somer, a collection of freestanding demountable wooden cabinets designed for disassembly, which will launch at London Design Festival.
Somer was designed by Floyd Maclean and his team at their Frome workshop to disrupt the "highly wasteful status quo of mass-market furniture products", the studio said.
Somer is a collection of freestanding and demountable wooden cabinets
The result is a collection of multipurpose timber kitchen units designed in a range of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood, including spruce, Douglas fir, ash and beech ? mostly of UK or European origin.
Each Somer unit is made of a solid wood frame with cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels and fronts, which can be easily disassembled and reconstructed. The pieces are designed to create a flexible kitchen
"Unlike conventional flatpack fittings, which frequently fail following initial assembly, we use mechanical fixings designed to endure years of use," Floyd Maclean told Dezeen.
"They are integrated and can easily be replaced if required, and crucially, they can be removed and recycled once the product reaches its end of life."
Each unit is made from solid wood
Characterised by clean lines and smooth surfaces, the geometric units are finished with natural stains and oils and a selection of bespoke natural paints and primers.
Somer furniture comes with a dedicated buy-back scheme that grants consumers the opti...