Mumbai // designed by Doriana + Massimiliano Fuksas for Haworth
The Mumbai desk and storage cabinets use unique shapes, materials and technology to create its exclusive design. The surface of the desk follows one single plane that links to itself, creating open volume in the center. This encloses a lattice structure of laser cut steel that supports its thin shell. The bent plywood’s reconstituted veneers include Zebrano, Ebony & Walnut. read more
The Kauri millenarian swamp – Timber with an Ancient Soul. There is abreath of infinite time in Kauri timber, the largest and most famous New Zealand tree, a conifer that thrives only in sub-tropical climates. “Agathis Australis” is the scientific name for a tree that appeared during the Jurassic period before man had set foot on the earth and which grew in virgin forests. Cataclysms and natural disasters, which took place at the end of the glacial period, razed entire forests, covering them with water and mud. And, it is from these swamps, a nest of mud, that Kauri has come to life again, splendid and in tact as though it had just been felled. The conservation of the Kauri and the slowing of the natural decomposition process takes into account various factors and those factors which seem to have a fundamental role are the large quantities of resins present in the timber. According to recent studies, the resin contains certain remedial and impermeable ingredients which protect the bark from mould and water. more details
