at usine

at usine, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

After a busy Easter weekend at Villa Augustus, a lunch at grand cafe Usine in the Lighthouse in Eindhoven, was a good excuse to have a closer look at my wood & wool pied de stalle design. The interior of the former Philips factory (therefore the French translation usine) is quite basic and industrial. On the other hand the furniture is colored and different. The beautiful painting by Jasper Krabbé in the lounge part is truly divine. It covers the whole wall and the colors are very soft and surprising. The perfect place for another drink at the end of the afternoon and with a nice view on the new building across the street. It looks spectacular and according to the Sissy Boy lady, where I bought this green céjoli lamp, it's called the Blob. The terrace with dozens of my favorite Fermob chairs was unfortunately still in the shadow ...

chickens & stools

chickens & stools, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Last week I have been working on a new project for a customer; a "pied de stalle". It was a bit of calculating and drawing, but actually the same concept as the normal wood & wool stool. The pied de stalle is obviously meant as a table for a large vase of flowers or a plant. The top exceptionally is made of colored recycled wood instead of the traditional crochet cover. The object has ultimately become two times as high as the regular stool. It turned out quite pretty and I wish I could keep it myself.

For a photo shoot of nine new stools and the pied de stalle we drove with the 2CV (yes, it's being repaired again!) to a large wooden barn of a fruit farm in the neighborhood. During unloading the stools, some curious chickens came to take a closer look to what was happening on their farmyard. The fruit farmer himself even sprinkled some bread to keep the spontaneous models on the set. It was really fun and a big cackling.

You can soon admire the pied de stalle in cafe restaurant Usine. Usine is located in the icon of Eindhoven, the Lighthouse, the former Philips lamp factory. This magnificent building was built in 1919.