The work of american designer matthias pliessnig straddles the concepts of craft, art and design.His work is a synergy of time-honored techniques and modern digital aesthetic using skills as a craftsman to bring his ideas to reality. pliessnig recently completed ‘amada’, a design for a private client who wanted a large bench flowingthrough his living space. The piece was designed to direct the sitter to face multiple directions.The seating unit is made entirely of air-dried responsibly harvested white oak that has been steam bent to create the curvaceous form of the bench.
