Skagerak by Fritz Hansen × TAF Architects
Overlap Bench
$1,799
$1,799
SKU: SKAG-1392013
$1,799
SKU: SKAG-1392012
Description
Overlap takes the idea of a wooden picnic bench and gives it a fresh modern edge. From design studio TAF, the plank surface in Western Red Cedar is mounted on overlapping steel legs. To minimize corrosion, the steel is electro-galvanized with a protective layer of zinc under its anthracite powder coat while the wood will naturally weather to a lovely grey patina.
Specifications
Size
16.9" h x 78.7" w x 14.2" d (43x200x36cm)
Material
Western red cedar, steel
Details
- Manufactured according to highest standards for social and environmental considerations according to B Corp Certification + Amfori’s Business Social Compliance Initiative requirements.
- About 71% of wood in total production is FSC-Certified
Brand
Skagerak by Fritz Hansen
“It's important that each of us think of sustainability in our everyday lives,” says Vibeke Panduro, who along with husband Jesper founded Danish brand Skagerak in 1976. “Invest in furniture that you absolutely love and eventually can pass on to the next generation.” She’s her own best example, recently furnishing a home with pieces some of which were 50 years old and juxtaposed with a new dining table from one of the company’s designers, Chris Liljenberg Halstrøm. Sustainability runs deep in the veins of the family-owned company, along with a timeless aesthetic rooted in the Scandinavian heritage and skilled craftmanship.
The offerings include a wide range of indoor and outdoor furniture, beautifully pared-down lighting and a number of natural wood décor and kitchen accessories, all produced from responsibly sourced timber and as an ethically conscious B Corp. Skagerak’s name is inspired by the strait connecting Denmark with Sweden and Norway, also called Skagerrak (with two Rs). “We like to think of ourselves as similar to the strait: forever the same—unchangeable—yet always on the move and presented in new ways,” Vibeke says. “Constantly mixing state-of-the-art ideas and methods with longstanding knowhow and virtues deeply embedded in the Nordic culture.”
Designer
TAF Architects
"TAF’s aim is to make ordinary life less ordinary through subtle but effective changes in how products and architecture appear and function,” say Mattias Ståhlbom and Gabriella Gustafson. The designer duo founded the Stockholm-based TAF Architects studio to breathe new life into everyday—and ultimately necessary—tools for living.
With a range from lighting to furniture design to custom projects, TAF’s work has been exhibited at MoMA in New York and the Swedish National Museum in Stockholm. What unites the diverse offerings is a unifying and innovative approach to find the tipping point where, as they say, “everyday objects by their very commonness can be made uncommon.”