While the range of topics goes from accessories to indoor and outdoor furniture, all have a common approach to design of the young office based in Switzerland.
They are highly functional pieces created from experience and observation of behaviour, designed with a certain sense for craft as well as technology.
Daniel Wehrli, EDU Wardrobe. How much wood is your wardrobe worth? EDU Wardrobe is made from solid ash. While using a minimum of material, its structure provides a highly functional use. The top bar allows using hangers for shirts, dresses, suits and jackets. The bottom bar, meanwhile, is able to take care of trousers, ties or belts. EDU comes in two versions: one in black stained ash, and another in natural white ash. Photo Maxime Guyon
Daniel Wehrli, EDU Wardrobe.
EDU stands for education. Since two years Daniel Wehrli is commissioned by the Swiss Carpenters Association (VSSM) to design furniture used for the national craftsmen education program. This piece derived from a proposal, the published version is using industrial production methods like steam bend parts. Nevertheless the craft is still an essential part of the object
Daniel Wehrli, Seaside outdoor sofa. How much does your sofa weigh? The Seaside outdoor sofa is made of a bent aluminium frame and a tight net cover which is held under tension with belts. The removable textile allows stacking the frames. Furthermore the sofa can be taken apart and is optimised for flat pack shipping and storage. The piece weights less than 20 kg. The lightness of the sofa evolves from the reduced construction providing comfortable seating with minimum material, in opposite to the usual product language of upholstered furniture. The simplicity reveals the naked structure and reminds to the famous deck
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Design: Daniel Wehrli
April 14–19, 2015
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Salone del Mobile 2015
Fiera di Rho