Vincent Tarisien: Timber

French designer Vincent Tarisien has recently completed the Timber project, a range of DIY furniture developed as a master’s student in ECAL.

  Tarisien created a “playful and customisable” furniture range derived from his research on the combination of two materials — raw wood and bio resin —, in which each piece comes neatly packaged in a cardboard tube.

  The elements of each kit are simple: an instruction sheet, a series of interlocking wooden components, and bio resin that can be easily mixed by the user. “The bio resin is dyed according to the user's tastes or the room's colour,” states Vincent Tarisien, pointing out how the mix is then easily poured over the wooden framework. “The mix hardens within a few minutes and locks the grid,” the designer proceeds to explain, “revealing a graphic play between the structure and surface pattern.”

The project allows for a myriad outcomes, and the designer points out it is the result on the means and potential for self-production. “I like to compare this project to a cooking recipe,” says Tarisien. “It has a framework where each ingredient needs to be combined in a blend, but it still allows a certain freedom and self-expression.”