The Simple Things by Sara Mellone
These aluminium stools and benches by design graduate Sara Mellone are designed to look like folded pieces of paper.
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The Simple Things, Sara Mellone's graduate project from the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf, comprises pieces of furniture made from 2.5-millimetre sheets of aluminium that have each been folded four times.
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The process of bending the lightweight aluminium gives the furniture strength and ensures that the stools and benches have a stable footing.
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"The simple shape of the double fold creates enough strength to build a bench that is three times longer then the stool," says Mellone.
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Both designs can be manufactured without any offcuts and don't require any additional parts for assembly.
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Mellone has also created a version finished with a white powder coating, which protects the surface from fingerprints and scratches.
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Other benches we've featured in recent months include a wavy plastic seat by Ron Arad, and a bench by Zaha Hadid modelled on a block of ice.
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