Blockbank

Product type: bench / armchair
Year: 2018
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Blockbank is a static furniture with a strong geometry. Closed surfaces rest on an open frame. The wide armrests serve as little tables on the right and left side of the bench.
The special thing about Blockbank is its shifted rear leg. It supports the armrest at the very end. Together with the backrest they form a square frame which is characteristic for this product.
During a meeting with Christian Drescher from TECTA, we recognized the relation between our Blockbank and Walter Gropius´ bench D51. The shifted legs, the strong geometry, closed surfaces against an open base… Blockbank could be seen as a reinterpretation of the D51 – related but still independent.

Therefore Blockbank was – for one year – part of BauhausNowhaus edition by TECTA to celebrate 100 years of Bauhaus in 2019.

Fotos: © TECTA Bruchhäuser & Drescher KG and Peter Otto Vosding

Armchair and bench of Blockbank in situ
Blockbank prototype of bench without upholstery
Blockbank prototype of bench top view
Blockbank prototype of armchair version
Blockbank prototype of bench

PROCESS

Small scale mockup of armchair of Blockbank
Small scale mockup of Blockbank
Sketches of different solutions for bench Blockbank
Rendering of outdoor version of Blockbank
Rendering of outdoor version of Blockbank, back view

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