s/m-w desk makes exclusive use of solid wood; this implies a deep knowledge of the different essences, together with the study of the best manufacture process to carry out. This collection attempts to bring a fresh new perspective to the traditional woodworking technique of the inlay.
The desk top is in Multi-Wood©, displaying a pattern composed by approximately 15.000 fragments deriving from 10 timber essences from all over the word. You can see the herringbone geometrical pattern turning into a vertical motif on its four centimeter-tall sides, revealing the intrinsic anatomy of the crafting composition. At a first glance, the aesthetics could evoke the one of the traditional marquetry, but it is not a thin wooden layer; fragments of solid wood, though with a string authentic presence.
The legs present a triangular section, which increases stability. Each one is composed by two different wood essences, whose tones create contrast, but still have the woodgrain as the same feature. s/m-w desk is 100% hand-made by Italian artisans. It is the result of a deep research into the possibility of giving a time-honored material a new original expression, which now lightens itself from the patina of the conventional crafting.
