The X-Hocker started as a private project by Herzog & de Meuron at a home on a lake. There was need for a stool that could be also used as a side table and exist as a sculptural object when not in use. Many different forms and variations tested the idea of interlocking wooden legs with a perfect 3D form, creating a large family of objects. These stools are a crossroad between analogue & digital, using CNC milling processes to create pure interlocking joints that appear simple but are in fact complex. The X-Hocker is assembled from four CNC cut wooden legs that interlock and cross at a single, central knot.
The Traumschiff Kreta edition is inspired by Greek tavern furniture, painted, and repainted with many layers of blue lacquer, building up a thick patina over time.
The X-Hocker is made in Switzerland.
Ash Kreta Blue Hand Painted
36 x 36 x h 43 cm
About H&dM Objects:
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron conceive buildings as coherent wholes, from the load-bearing Herzog & de Meuron have designed over 600 Objects: pieces of furniture, light fixtures, textiles, and architectural details, such as coat hooks or door handles. These Objects are tailor-made for specific buildings, places and the people that use them. H&dM Objects manages the pool of existing Objects and creates new ones led by their atelier in Basel, Switzerland and in collaboration with manufacturers, factories, and skilled craftspeople.
The X-Hocker started as a private project by Herzog & de Meuron at a home on a lake. There was need for a stool that could be also used as a side table and exist as a sculptural object when not in use. Many different forms and variations tested the idea of interlocking wooden legs with a perfect 3D form, creating a large family of objects. These stools are a crossroad between analogue & digital, using CNC milling processes to create pure interlocking joints that appear simple but are in fact complex. The X-Hocker is assembled from four CNC cut wooden legs that interlock and cross at a single, central knot.
The Traumschiff Kreta edition is inspired by Greek tavern furniture, painted, and repainted with many layers of blue lacquer, building up a thick patina over time.
The X-Hocker is made in Switzerland.
Ash Kreta Blue Hand Painted
36 x 36 x h 43 cm
About H&dM Objects:
Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron conceive buildings as coherent wholes, from the load-bearing Herzog & de Meuron have designed over 600 Objects: pieces of furniture, light fixtures, textiles, and architectural details, such as coat hooks or door handles. These Objects are tailor-made for specific buildings, places and the people that use them. H&dM Objects manages the pool of existing Objects and creates new ones led by their atelier in Basel, Switzerland and in collaboration with manufacturers, factories, and skilled craftspeople.
