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PICNIK

It’s easy to illustrate the Picnik idea using
a simple sheet of paper, by cutting and
folding the paper to create a tabletop with
benches attached. The idea was to develop
this at full scale from a single standard
sheet of aluminium. Picnik came into being
out of a desire for great simplicity. One
flat aluminium sheet is transformed into a
picnic table, thanks to a number of strategic
incisions and folds. The basic shape is
exactly half the size of a standard 3 x 1.5
metre aluminium sheet. Apart from the saw
cuts and minimal rounding off, material
wastage is nil.
© designed by Dirk Wynants & Xavier Lust

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