A highly conceptualized yet fully functional design, the new Axel stool from Italian studio MID is representative of the modern emphasis on human and object interaction.
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Designers Lap Germasi and Victor Pukhov have observed the dynamism of this relationship between the living and the inanimate; the stool’s overall form serves as a reference to both wood splitting and as an homage to the tools used to create it. This is achieved through a remarkably simple visual language and spare decorative elements that make for an unexpectedly clean design given the ruggedness of the subject.
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Natural ash wood legs and a solid metal seat are joined at the center with a single wedge while the shape of the seat and the specific variation of red that accents it are reminiscent of the finishing traditionally seen on wood-working tools. MID’s well-considered and subtle allusion creates a deeper sense of connection between user and product that is both innovative and indicative of a new direction for the world of design.
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