Bangkok, Thailand

Samuel Wilkinson has collaborated with Thai timber brand Deesawat on a sustainable collection of tables and benches using only offcuts from other furniture production and takes a minimal approach to teak wood furniture, aiming to minimize material use while maximizing its function.

The Parallel Collection has been awarded a Prize Design for Modern Furniture + Lighting 2023 by Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum for Architecture and Design.

This is a collaborative project with Samuel Wilkinson from the UK by designing a collection with the smallest size of teakwood material.

In this collection, the team uses 1×1.5 inches of wood which is hardly used in furniture production.

The designer tried to emphasize the sustainable concept by creating a design that can utilize odd sizes of timber.

One of the other sustainable concepts of the team is to design a furniture piece that is timeless and can be passed on to the next generation.

Project: Parallel Collection
Designer: Samuel Wilkinson Studio
Lead Designer: Samuel Wilkinson
Manufacturer: DEESAWAT Industries Co., Ltd.