Finnish wooden furniture and furnishings company Nikari began a year long project entitled 2012 Designs for Nature in which they asked 12 designers or studios to design a wood product that best represents Nikari’s philosophy on wood design. The decades old company designs top notch quality pieces from sustainable wood practices and each of the participants had to study their practices to create their own design.
For the month of April, Swiss designer Alfredo Häberli created a family of three tables (in oak, ash, & birch) that feature large bases with thin, suspended tabletops. The delicate tops appear to float on the massive bases almost like rocks balancing on top of each other. From every piece sold, a portion of the sale’s price is donated to protecting the rainforests and forests around the world.
source:DesignMilk
