Gabriel Tan Studio
Singapore-based Tan blurs the boundaries
between craft, culture and technology,
creating projects that range from curation
to creative direction. He is also co-founder
of the Outofstock design collective, which
works with clients such as Ligne Roset.
gabriel-tan.comGabriel Tan’s fruit altars are intended to
highlight the importance of a healthy diet.
Designed to hold various fresh produce,
each piece is made of steam-bent beech
and woven cane by TON. ‘These really tight
bends push the limits of TON’s techniques,
even though it is one of the world’s most
skilled companies in the field,’ says Tan.
TON
This Czech brand has been producing hand-
bent wooden furniture since 1861. Founded
by Michael Thonet, whose woodworking
techniques made furniture history, it gained
its current name, TON – standing for
‘bentwood furniture factory’ – in 1953.
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