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Wafer collection

Combining a light-coloured wood with a dark-coloured one, Claesson Koivisto Rune designed a chair, a shelf and a side table for Matsuso T, to be discovered at imm cologne.

The Wafer collection, designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune for the Japanese manufacturer Matsuso T, combines light and dark-coloured wood in stripes.

The effect of the walnut and maple is both graphic and fun, like the familiar confectionery wafers you couldn’t stop eating as a kid. But it is also technically challenging to combine two types of wood. And, not least, to seamlessly morph round-section legs that meet flat planes. Finally, the stripe pattern has a different scale for each piece of the collection, fitting the size and geometry best.

The central theme of the Wafer collection is based upon combining a light-coloured wood with a dark-coloured wood. The three items (a chair, a petite shelf and a small side table) are characterized by the alternating of these two woods arranged to create a graphic, striped effect.

The collection’s name, Wafer, refers both to the striped pattern effect as well as the “wafer-thin” outer edges found on each item. Of course, the name also conjures other familiar associations; such as confectionery.