Low stool
Zhuangzi
Sitting low alters the usual relationship we have with the people in a room, and with the space itself. It is a surprisingly comfortable position, more modest, and many Asian cultures have long understood this. And according to his writings, the great Taoist philosopher Zhuangzi understood it too: it is better to stay low and unassuming, and live free of care.
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Zhuangzi was never part of the plan. Huub had been carrying the drawing for a long time, already fully resolved, and it was Fabers that finally made him want to take it out of the drawer. One real problem remained: outside our constraints, this stool would simply be screwed together. But our traditional joinery is not up for negotiation, and it took the artisans several working sessions to find a solution faithful to the original silhouette. That constraint applies to every one of our pieces, without exception: it forces artisan and designer to face each other directly. It is the visible symbol of the artisan's standing at Fabers, and it is also the bond, just as essential, that it obliges the two of them to build.
Zhuangzi is also where Gilles enjoyed blending several natural oils to arrive at our Bleu Basalte: a deep, mineral blue, applied on the surface to reveal the grain rather than cover it.
For us Zhuangzi strikes the perfect balance between decorative object and thoroughly functional piece: every one of our woods and finishes suits it, each giving a result that can slip it into an entirely different world.
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