Hasta La Ideas

London Design Festival 2010: this bench inspired by the way wood is stacked for drying is by London designer Richard Shed and is one of ten benches exhibited by The Lollipop Shoppe during the London Design Festival this month.

Called Bench 10, the installation of ten benches by ten designers around east London’s Old Spitalfields Market also includes designs by VW+BS (see our earlier story) and TAF (see our earlier story).

The London Design Festival runs until 26 September.

See our earlier story about the interior design of The Lollipop Shoppe.

See all our stories about the London Design festival 2010 »

Here’s some more from the designer:

I took inspiration from the different stages of timber production.

After trees are felled and have been cut into planks, thin strips of wood known as stickers are placed systematically in-between the layers as planks are stacked on top of one another. This allows air to circulate around the wood and for it to dry without warping and shrinkage.

From this process I explored way to create forms which have a volume yet are efficient in terms of materials and manufacturing process.

The shape of the bench denotes where it came from.

Materials: FSC certified Iroko

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