back

Kooij

Menhir Bench 2 by Dirk van der Kooij

In Stock
Style:

Unwieldy, conglomerate slabs of pressed prototypes and production waste are slowly cut and carved into the contours of the Menhir Bench. It’s colour and patterning evidences the dough-like quality of melted plastic. Dollops, drips, smooshes, and swirls make up a patchwork of synthetic forms, loosely referencing their former lives (as chairs, lamps, etc.) Composed of solid, 4cm thick Menhirs, the bench is suited to many lifetimes of use. Finished without lacquer or oil, it can be re-polished endlessly.

Styles Shown: 879, 938

Please note that colour variants shown may not be available at time of purchase. Please reach out to us directly for current colour availabilities and lead time.

Data Sheet

240x40xH45cm | 45kg
94 1⁄2x15 3⁄4xH17 3⁄4in | 99lbs

Recycled plastic, pigment, stainless steel fixtures

The Netherlands

In 2009, Dirk van der Kooij founded this studio in the basement of the Design Academy, Eindhoven. His guiding question was seemingly simple: could plastic be an honest, durable material? Six pizza ovens welded together proved that yes, it could. The resulting Elephant Skin series saw recycled plastic wrinkle and contract as it cooled outside of a mould, conjuring a rich, living tactility. The ultimate imitator had finally found an identity of its own.

A decade since this adventure began, Dirk produces a tightly curated range of forever furniture in his Amsterdam-based factory. Select pieces have joined the permanent collections of the Stedelijk museum, MoMA New York, MoMA San Francisco, Vitra Design Museum, Design Museum London, and the National Museum in Oslo.

Condition: New