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Staple Side Table by Dirk van der Kooij

10-16 Weeks
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The Staple stool quietly celebrates the qualities inherent to recycled plastic. Namely, the material’s ability to bend without sacrificing structural integrity. Multi-functional as a stool or side table, the understated U-shape places expressive patterning at the fore. Free from joins or reinforcements, the Staple embraces plastic’s ability to stand alone as a mono-material.

Note that each table is completely unique in its colour and pattern. Tables shown may not all be available at time of purchase. Reach out for current availability and lead times of colourways.

Data Sheet

L 15.75" x W 11.81" x H 17.72"

11kg

Recycled plastic, pigment

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