Industrial Design Student Work: Minimal-Waste Entryway Bench

Here's a well-considered project by Damian Byland, an ex-bike-mechanic turned Industrial Design student at Germany's Basel Academy of Art and Design. Byland designed this Kai entryway bench not only to be attractive, but also to be easy to manufacture using a Striebig panel saw, while generating as little waste as possible. "KAI is a simple cloakroom bench with a clear design language made of birch plywood, which is inviting thanks to the sloping seat. In the lower area it offers space...