Mandarin Bench RS Barcelona the wood surface is deeply

the wood surface is deeply brushed to expose nature's own unique patterning in each piece's distinctive wood grain

the seating makes a outsize statement with its melange of textures

sheets of paper and wood are exactingly fused together under high pressure

The serpentine swivel base is cast aluminum and the shell is made from molded polyurethane foam with fiber reinforcements

Tall: 7" h x 51" w (17

Mandarin Bench RS Barcelona the wood surface is deeplyDescription This molded bench continues the dialogue between classical Asian furniture forms and mid century aesthetics inherent in the Mandarin collection by Neri & Hu. The Stellar Works design directors employ revered symbols as their guiding motif"the sphere which symbolises the temple of Heaven versus the square form represented by the temple of Earth," says Lyndon Neri. What emerges from that synthesis is a contemporary piece that is at home in