Skagerak by Fritz Hansen new Banco financial institution was initially designed by Hugo Passos as a one-off exhibit in 2019. After the occasion, Passos collaborated with Skagerak to develop a lighter model of the out of doors couch that may be extra appropriate for manufacturing. It’s now obtainable in two variations: a double-sided or single-sided couch.
The premise behind Passos furnishings designs is to boost the expertise in nature, with a backrest that’s organically formed for consolation. “I needed to make it as nice as attainable for individuals to take pleasure in nature. The solar strikes in order that the double couch can be utilized on either side, and whereas I used to be attempting to design a backrest for consolation, I used to be additionally attempting to attain magnificence,” he mentioned. “The tip result’s one way or the other harking back to a Japanese daruma or edamame bean, giving the sturdy straight strains of the seat’s lengthy teak planks a form of surprising softness and dynamism.”
“Once I first noticed it on the exhibition, I used to be actually struck by the distinctive typology with the natural form of the backrest and the way in which it may be used on either side. However there may be additionally one thing acquainted concerning the traditional type of the 2 lengthy planks of the seat,” says Skagerak design supervisor Ditte Buus Nielsen. “Our historical past is constructed on benches, and this suits our household and storyline with its teak wooden and performance, but additionally affords new ideas and expression.”
Offered as a flat-pack, the Banco Bench is product of teak, a wooden that’s heat in tone when new and silvery grey because it ages.
For extra details about the Banco Bench, go to skagerak.com.
