Trend Alert: Modern Primitive Furniture, 7 Favorites - Remodelista
A new trend we can get behind: Contemporary designers are embracing traditional artisan-made furniture with a primitive appeal.
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.
New red Oak Stools from Los Angeles designers Kirill Bergart and Joe Lorens of Counter-Space.
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.
Los Angeles designer Shin Okuda of Waka Waka makes quirky-shaped furniture inspired by Japanese temple architecture.
BDDW’s Leaf Side Table is both architectural and stocky. Contact BDDW for ordering information.
The Penn Bar Stool is available in American black walnut, hard maple, and white oak; prices start at $2,200.
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.