japanese industrial equipment manufacturer nippon benex has collaborated with product designer hisakazu shimizu for the ‘EETAL’ project, with the aim to explore the potential of sheet metal through innovative furniture collections. for their first ‘SUITE FURNITURE’ series, the creators used high-quality processing technology to form an organic design language that contrasts with the stiff nature of iron. so far, the collection features a side table, and a stool chair, available for purchase in a wide range of colors.
the collection emerges as an unexpected fusion of precise craftsmanship
all images courtesy of EETAL and nippon benex
art direction by koichi inoue
BEHIND THE SUITE FURNITURE COLLECTION
on the EETAL official website, nippon benex states that the project ‘expresses the shape of sheet metal that no one knows yet’. as a first initiative, the company has partnered with product designer hisakazu shimizu, to form the sheet metal stool & side table series SUITE FURNITURE. the collection emerges as an unexpected fusion of precise craftsmanship, with innovative feelings and ideas.
