Vancouver, Canada based designer Omer Arbel has created the 25 Bench for Bocci.

Bocci, a young contemporary design and manufacturing house also based in Vancouver, Canada has thus far been known for chandelier installations and custom fabrications of extremely large proportions. In a departure from the chandelier format, Bocci introduces an upholstered bench designed by Omer Arbel as a result of his exploration of folding and pleating technique.

Conventional upholstery is based on a simple principle: foam is encased in fabric to provide comfort. The 25 bench eliminates foam from the equation and compensates by providing a vast excess of fabric, which is allowed to fold and pleat haphazardly to create a comfortable seat and back. Over time, the randomly folded pleats will shift as they conform to the human body to create interesting organic patterns.

Visit the Bocci website – here.    Visit Omer Arbel’s website – here.

Second photo by Robert Keisure, all others by Cory Dawson