K5 from tecta
Thomas Schnur’s new side table is based on a constructive idea. Thanks to its light, organic shape, it adapts to new uses in next to no time. Some say it looks like an insect, while others compare it rather to a vertebrate. Either way, the new K5 by Thomas Schnur is clearly a member of the well-loved side creature family.
The design that looks so light and easy took a long time to develop. “The constructive idea should permeate the piece of furniture.” This design approach, reminiscent of the “constructor” Jean Prouvé, also inspired Thomas Schnur. The young designer visited the Cantilever Chair Museum in Lauenförde for the first time years ago. “I was electrified by the pioneering spirit of Stefan Wewerka and Jean Prouvé.” For Schnur this was the inspiration and motivation to develop something of his own. “The underlying constructive idea is immediately apparent in the K5 table. Tubular steel penetrates the space as a line, its two folded surfaces give the table stability while supporting the round tabletop.”
Understanding furniture is a central factor for Thomas Schnur. The trained carpenter only believes in what he can touch and try out. “I acquired this down-to-earth nature in my home village.” In the K5, he has created a constructive piece of furniture that Tecta produces in its own factory and in three different sizes. A nesting table that evokes Prouvé’s bent steel furniture and effortlessly adapts to any use with its light, organic shape. Its steel body is welded and powder-coated, making it suitable both for indoors and outdoors.
tecta
Tecta is a furniture company based in German Lower Saxony. With the protection and innovative continuation of original Bauhaus models they selected a very prominent field of activity and a very fastidious one. Released by the avant-garde of the 1920s as an risky venture in small-scale production, Tecta managed it exclusively to produce in larger scales today. This has been authorized officially by the Bauhaus archive in Berlin. So Tecta belongs to the leading names when it comes to Bauhaus furniture.
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