Firewood Holders by Ak47 Design
Ak47 Design is an Italian company that have produced a collection of firewood holders.
From Ak47:
The current design scene is represented by products that are repetitive, chasing after one another, and all very much alike. The themes they deal with are too often similar, research and innovation are frequently neglected. Hence the intuition of Ak47: to develop designs that shun the obvious, venturing into questions that are still unexplored. The aim is to qualify simple objects; to enhance them and characterise them with the quest for a particular process, the innovative use of materials, the care for details. This is the only way to escape the bonds of fleeting fashion and achieve lasting elegance. The choice of firewood holders, the first theme in the project, was not made at random. We wished to extend our range as much as possible, offering an infinite series of possibilities. Our proposals aim to amaze with unexpected details, almost hidden at first glance.
Visit the Ak47 Design website – here.
J.Y. on 28 May 2009 at 7:35 pm #
Cool,
Nice design work,
Janson on 29 May 2009 at 12:20 pm #
If only firewood were so regular as to be usable in these designs. Perhaps in Europe where firewood is essentially farmed and cut young you’d find wood like this. Here in the US, you pay a very high premium for wood like this, and, of course, if you are using it for heat, this small kindling size will go in no time at all.
Scott Lee on 29 May 2009 at 1:18 pm #
Firewood is regular and usable. Many people in the US use firewood all the time.
jacob on 30 May 2009 at 2:38 pm #
@Scott Lee: I think Janson means ‘regular’ in the sense of being uniform in size and shape. The first thing I thought looking at these, especially the vertical re-bar one, was what I believe Janson is getting at. They’re very nice, but I’ve rarely seen firewood that organizes this well. Besides, you should be able to take from the top of the stack. Pulling a rough log out horizontally is a hassle.
Gui The Chef on 09 Jun 2009 at 8:51 am #
Very nice design and storage idea. But it is true in some parts of the U.S. there is no need for wood like this. Perhaps it could be used for other things books, or umbrellas, idk..just an idea. The last one is to me the most creative it reminds me of a water droplet. cool..