6/12/2023 0 Comments Desk plant developer![]() "We've used glass in order to throw the emphasis onto these legs and the plants as much as possible. "You can buy one of them or 10 of them and it can hold up whatever surface works for you," said Heatherwick. Heatherwick worked with the team via emails and video calls to CNC mill a tactile ripple pattern into the maple wood legs.ĭrawing on the craft of wooden spoon carving, each leg is turned into a sculptural piece in its own right. ![]() It challenged nine international designers including Heatherwick Studio, Ini Archibong and Sabine Marcelis, to design a wooden desk set up that "suits their new ways of working from and living at home".Īll nine pieces were created in collaboration with the carpenters of English furniture maker Benchmark. The design was created as part of the Connected project, which was organised by the Design Museum in collaboration with the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC). Heatherwick has envisioned the system to hold not just plants but also cables and lights Once the tabletop is slid into a designated groove, grub screws can simply be tightened from below with an Allen key to secure it in place. In order to make the design as accessible as possible, attaching the legs does not require any specialist equipment. Related story "My studio is a giant version of my bedroom when I was nine years old" says Thomas Heatherwick in Dezeen's latest podcast
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