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Furniture Design · 2022

Echo Form

Liner notes
A seat that follows a corner.
Furniture Design
Echo Form bench with two unequal grey-green cushions, a shallow curved steel base and three plate legs
ECHO FORM / 2022

01 / THE CORNER

One line, two directions.

Echo Form begins at a change in direction. Its long and short seats follow two adjoining edges, making a place to pause where a room turns. The bend belongs to the space as much as to the bench.

A continuous steel plane carries two unequal upholstered surfaces. The small interval between them marks the turn, while the frame holds the whole together. The result is a long seat with a quieter, shorter end.

Overhead view showing the shallow turn and the gap between the long and short cushions
The continuous outline and the interval between the two upholstered surfaces.
A graphite direction line gradually becomes a continuous turning ribbon.

LINE → TURN

Continuity does not mean an unchanging direction.

A close planar study of the interval between two contact surfaces, with a continuous base visible beneath.

CONTINUITY / INTERVAL

The upholstered surfaces pause here. The base continues.

02 / FORM STUDIES

Finding the turn.

Straight, folded, continuous and divided forms offer different ways of meeting an edge. These studies compare the bend of the base with the rhythm of the cushions: where the surface continues, where it pauses, and where the direction changes.

Six hand-drawn form studies: Linear, Continuous, Fold, Interval, Fragments and Echo Form
Form explorations — six readings of line, bend and interval.

Continuity below. An interval above.

A straight bench establishes a baseline. Smaller fragments create a repeated rhythm. Echo Form brings those fragments into two unequal surfaces, keeping the turning line of the base visible between them.

Three white model studies comparing a straight bench, fragmented cushions and the two-part Echo Form
Linear / Fragments / Echo Form — a comparison of form.

LINE STUDY

ECHO FORM / 2022

03 / MATERIAL & STRUCTURE

Soft surface, clear support.

Thin upholstery softens the upper surface without concealing its outline. Beneath it, a dark steel seat plane, a longitudinal apron and three vertical plate legs give the bench a precise edge and a legible supporting rhythm.

A thin continuous dark band contrasts with two unequal, softly drawn contact surfaces.

MATERIAL / CONTACT

A continuous structure carries weight. Soft surfaces respond to contact.

Close view of the two cushion edges and the exposed continuous steel plane between them.

CONTACT / EDGE

At the interval, soft cushion edges reveal the continuous steel plane beneath.

Exploded conceptual view of two cushions, one continuous seat plane, an apron and three vertical steel plate legs
A conceptual separation of cushion, seat plane, apron and plate legs.
Close-up of the long-end steel apron extending beyond the first plate leg beneath the leather cushion
Long-end detail — the projecting apron and the edge of the cushion.

The line continues past the leg.

At the long end, the apron projects beyond the first support. This small extension lets the horizontal line remain visible. The inset cushion leaves a narrow steel margin, holding the soft and hard edges apart.

04 / IN PLACE

The corner becomes a place to stay.

Set against two adjoining walls, the bench follows the room’s change of direction. The longer side accommodates company; the shorter end offers a more individual pause. A pair of books is enough to suggest everyday use.

Loose graphite study from the long end, showing a seated figure, unequal cushions and three plate supports.

BODY / PLACE

The form follows the turn of the space. The body finds a place to pause.

Echo Form following two grey plaster walls at a corner, with two books on the long seat and a single plate leg at the right end
A study of the bench along an open corner.