A new trend we can get behind: Contemporary designers are embracing traditional artisan-made furniture with a primitive appeal. Here are our current favorites.
Above: The Marolles Chair is a design from artist Jean Touret in 1947, conceived in the rural French village of Marolles. The design was recently revived by Ed Clay, a furniture maker in Carneros, California. It’s available from Ed Clay and March for $875. See more in Reviving a Stealth Classic: The Marolles Chair from Ed Clay. Above: New red Oak Stools from Los Angeles designers Kirill Bergart and Joe Lorens of Counter-Space. They’re made with traditional joinery techniques; $120 each for the stools and $450 for the Oak Bench. See more in Counter-Space: Furniture and Homewares for Mindful Living, California-Style. Above: Inspired by the English settle (a high-back bench found in pubs and churches), the Plank Settle is part of designer Sue Skeen’s Common Parts collection for the New Craftsmen. See Common Parts: A Spirited Line of Furniture from Sue Skeen and the New Craftsmen for more. Above: Los Angeles designer Shin Okuda of Waka Waka makes quirky-shaped furniture inspired by Japanese temple architecture. The Waka Waka Contemporary Wood Cylinder Back Accent Armchair is somewhere between primitive and modern; $1,500 from Waka Waka on 1st Dibs. For more, see Tiny Altars: Furniture Inspired by Japanese Temples. Above: BDDW’s Leaf Side Table is both architectural and stocky. It comes in black and claro walnut, American white oak, ambrosia, and tiger maple. Contact BDDW for ordering information. Above: The Penn Bar Stool is available in American black walnut, hard maple, and white oak; prices start at $2,200. Above: Designer’s Neri & Hu designed the Commune Bench as part of a collection for their “vision of the future home as one imbued with ideas of community and a social collective.” The bench is $2,200 at the Future Perfect. In the market for handmade furniture? See our posts:
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