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WORKSHOP CHIC
Craftsmanship is still one of the strongest stories in the
design world, and one of my personal favourites. This
year saw craft interpreted across the continents; showing
just how relevant traditional modes of furniture-making
are in the right design hands.
KBH, from Copenhagen made a dramatic impact in
Wallpaper’s Handmade stand. Their back-story is the
stuff of film: led by an ex-rocker who turned from guitarmaking to furniture-making, they are a small collective
of Danish furniture master craftsmen and designers with
a shamelessly Nordic aesthetic and process. They even
forage for their own wood.
This year they launch a classic collection of their best
pieces at our Design Store, bringing their Nordi c flavour to
London and an international audience.
Clockwise: KBH Chair; KBH leather hand
stitched seating pads; The Valet bar cart from
Stellarworks; KBH New Classics Collection
Craft at its most luxurious: Ceccotti’s Peggy bench
Stellarworks produced a visually and functionally strong
collection with Valet by David Rockwell. The cinematic 1970s
staging further emphasised the strong American narrative of
the collection with its ingredients of craftsmanship, full-grain
saddle leather, American walnut, black steel and brushed brass.