‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Petr Krejci
On the occasion of this year’s edition of the London Design Festival, Italian-born UK-based designer Martino Gamper has teamed up with the American Hardwood Export Council to create this 6-meters-long ‘Infinity Bench’. Composed of multiple slanting panels made of American red oak, soft maple, ash, yellow birch and tulipwood, ‘Infinity Bench’ was inspired by the Italian concept of autoprogettazione (translated as self‐made) and the design was on view at the John Madejski Gardens at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum.
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper
More about the project:
‘The London Design Festival has presented another exciting opportunity for the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) to demonstrate the potential of U.S. hardwoods in exterior use. AHEC has teamed up with designer Martino Gamper to create an imaginative but very functional 6 meter long hardwood bench featuring a sophisticated patchwork pattern for the LDF Bench year’s project.
‘The American red oak, soft maple, ash, yellow birch and tulipwood that make up Infinity Bench have been thermally modified. The thermal modification process uses a high temperature in a controlled environment permanently altering the wood’s chemical and physical properties. This limits the ability of the wood to absorb moisture, so products are more dimensionally stable and less prone to cup, warp and twist with changes in humidity.’
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Johnny Boylan
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Johnny Boylan
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Petr Krejci
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Petr Krejci
‘Infinity Bench’ by Martino Gamper; photo by Petr Krejci
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