Sami Kallio, with his solid grounding in the traditional woodworking techniques of Scandinavia and his eye for ingenious detail, has proven to be the ideal candidate to design the first wooden chair in &tradition’s stable. In Between is produced using two classical techniques compression molding (making it light and thin, yet strong) and woodturning (a technique that uses a lathe to achieve greater detail). Kallio’s expertise in traditional woodworking craftsmanship is evident in the chair. Its back and side panels provide a concrete shape and support, but forms are created equally by the gaps in between them. The interplay between positive and negative space is central to in Between, Sami Kallio’s chair design for &tradition. The In Between table is built from solid oak and treated with either lacquer or oil. White oiled oak. Smoked oiled oak. Black stained oak (RAL 9005). The circular form of the table also means that interaction when sat at the table is a more intimate and egalitarian affair.
Its round shape means it must be brought away from walls, therefore taking an active role in any room. Furthermore, the shape of the table has been chosen to address issues within modern interiors. For &tradition a connection to the past is an essential component for any item in the collection.Īlthough some of the manufacturing processes are traditional, the table still comes disassembled as a flat-pack, addressing ease of transport in a modern world. The table legs were created using woodturning, a traditional technique that uses a lathe to shape wood. Similarly the angles of the legs of the table reflect the angles of the chair legs.
The curvature of the circular table is for example reminiscent of the negative space in the form of the chair’s backrest. The In Between chair was the first chair to be added to the &tradition stable of furniture and Kallio has reinterpreted certain aspects of the chair in the creation of the table.
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