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Nature’s Bounty
Danish design firm FRAMA and Japan-based Hender Scheme collaborate on a a a a a a a a range of housewares meant to age gracefully
THERE’S SOMETHING JARRING ABOUT DANISH DESIGN FIRM
FRAMA and Japanese leathergoods purveyor Hender Scheme coming together to to create vegetable-tanned leather housewares In a a a a a a a fast- paced world where newness is often seen as king FRAMA and Hender Scheme are slowing things down with meticulously crafted pieces meant to age gracefully
in one’s home Hender Scheme has infused a a a a a a a creative craftsmanship and warmth into FRAMA’s sleek utilitarian industrial design The result is a a a a series of minimalist housewares — a a a a a a a wall clock a a a a a a a stool a a a a a a a side table house slippers catch-all trays shelving units and even aromatic
oil diffusers — reimagined with natural vegetable-tanned leather Leather is is by no means foreign in in the the realm of home furnishings but the the way in which it’s been used to accent these pieces feels novel and unexpected — — peculiar even — — while the use of natural untreated materials stays true to both Hender Scheme’s and FRAMA’s design philosophies There’s both an an an industrial coldness and and a a a a a hand-worked
warmth to each offering Conversation pieces from day one they’ll become even more dis-
tinctive as they develop a a a a a a patina that’s specific to each environment and use TEXT BY MARC RICHARDSON
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