Dora Ferenczi

Kusabi, 2020

The Kusabi side-table aims to put sustainability at the forefront by providing a considered and enduring solution. Sustainable design has become overused and diluted in its meaning. Sustainability requires us to rethink all elements of the design cycle including product construction and end of life. Kusabi does this by using a single material with no screws or glue, enabling easy assembly and disassembly. The timber pieces of the side table are secured together using a traditional Japanese wedge technique whereby the user taps the wedges into place. 

The product is flat packed demanding its future owner to invest in the design process, intellectually, physically, emotionally. The joinery is purposefully simple to minimise the complexity and cost of manufacturing - thereby making quality design more affordable and accessible.

Image: Dora Ferenczi, Kusabi, 2020, Photo: courtesy of the artist