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BD Barcelona showcases Färg & Blanche's wood-stitching skills with Couture cabinet range
Dezeen promotion: BD Barcelona Design has teamed up with designers Fredrik Färg and Emma Marga Blanche to release a cabinet that is put together using the pair's wood-tailoring technique.
The Spanish furniture brand – which has previously manufactured designs from Jamie Hayón, Oscar Tusquets Blanca and Salvador Dalí – launched the Couture cabinet at this year's Milan design week.
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The cabinet is made up of veneered wood sideboards in a natural ash or black varnish finish, resting upon legs structured from lacquered steel.
To decorate the doors with a swooping pattern, Färg & Blanche utilised their stitching technique, which involves fixing together hard materials – such as wood – using a heavy-duty sewing machine usually used to create car seats.
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They first debuted work produced from the process at 2014's Stockholm design week with their Pocket Cupboard. It featured steamed wood bent into place.
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"Since we opened our studio we have been experimenting with extreme sewing technology for some of our projects," said the Swedish and French design duo.
"We wanted to go a little further and try it with a harder material. Our way of designing is to look for new production processes and different ways to use the materials."
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The cabinet marks the second time that BD Barcelona has worked with Färg & Blanche. It follows on from the pair's Couture Armchair, which was unveiled at last year's Salone del Mobile in Milan.
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The Couture Armchair is made up of layers of thick plywood that have each been stitched together, with sewing details on the upholstery intended to represent a topographical map.
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It is now available in a walnut version and has since been rereleased in new fabrics.
"We wanted to create an armchair with a strong focus on the pattern created by the seams and where the craft is really visible," said Färg & Blanche. "The use of a gradient amplifies the effect of the layers and the feeling of attaching two hard materials together."
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To find out more about BD Barcelona and to purchase products from the Couture range, visit the company's website.