08•2023
08•2023
Slab Collection
Slab Collection
Our latest collection for Monde Singulier by Director, Benni Allan, is inspired by the relationship of column and beam in architecture.
Slab is a new collection that offers a series of versatile pieces for any room, bringing together common building elements in new forms that can transform a space or home.
Combining simple construction methods with elevated material treatment, each piece will benefit from a uniqueness based on the finishing. A refined steel top is treated in two different ways to bring out the patina while also creating a distinctive imprint, representing the shape of the column beneath. The bases are made from solid oak planks to represent the trunk, helping to ground each of the pieces.
Available through Monde Singulier (site).
07•2023
07•2023
Ala Table
Ala Table
The Ala table is a new piece designed for working from home. Made out of an array of wedged shaped elements, the table’s wing-like form offers a comfortable way to sit and work. The scale of the desk and its sculptural form is emphasised by the size of its four legs, slotting abruptly through the surface to create an expressive connection.
Title: Ala Table
Location: USA
Year: 2023
Client: Rotaro
Photographs: Benni Allan
Type: Furniture
Status: Completed
07•2022
07•2022
Into Air Exhibition
Into Air Exhibition
EBBA have designed a series of wooden frames and light boxes in collaboration with artist Dawn Ng and her studio as part of her first UK solo show – ‘Into Air’ – at St Cyprian’s Church, London.
Dawn’s work investigates time through the ephemeral material that is ice. She injects blocks with pigment using colour and pattern to create topographical tributaries. The different frames are presented in a way that captures the qualities of Dawn’s process while interacting with the church itself and allowing the visitors to explore, peer into and get close to the works.
Title: Into Air
Location: London
Year: 2022
Client: Dawn Ng
Photographs: James Retief
Curator: Jenn Ellis
Presented by Sullivan+Strumpf and Apsara Studio
Type: Cultural
Status: Completed
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06•2022
06•2022
Low Collection
Low Collection
‘Low Collection’ is a series of furniture designed by EBBA’s director, Benni Allan, as part of an investigation into what it means to sit and how every culture has a different relationship to the act of resting.
The collection sits on liminal ground between art and function, organic and rational. The curvilinear design of the ‘Low Collection’ takes inspiration from previous trips to Japan as well as Allan’s experience of living in China and southern Spain. Celebrating both bold and clean lines the oak itself takes centre stage in each piece, highlighting the cross-cuts and the quality of the end-grain.
Each piece is made from solid oak and made in a way that expresses the true characteristics of the material. Created using a mix of both traditional and modern craftsmanship, each piece combines new machining technologies to generate the refined geometries and is hand-finished.
The collection is exhibited and represented by Béton Brut gallery in London.
Title: Low Collection
Location: London
Year: 2022
Represented by Béton Brut
Available at 1stDibs
Photographs: Gareth Hacker and Jake Curtis
Styling: Nina Lilli Holden
Type: Product
Status: Completed
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06•2022
06•2022
Book Display
Book Display
EBBA designed a book display in collaboration with artist Francesca Anfossi to present Rochester Square’s book. Made of solid wood, the form of the piece imitates the old structures of the greenhouses found in the gardens of Rochester Square ceramic facilities in Camden.
The piece was presented together with Anfossi’s ceramics and ‘From the Pot to the Earth’ published by Sternberg Press and designed by APFEL during the book launch at Rochester Square.
Title: Book Display
Location: London
Year: 2022
Client: Rochester Square
Photographs: Marta Fernàndez
Type: Product
Status: Completed
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05•2022
05•2022
Saints Church Hackney
Saints Church Hackney
EBBA have worked on the Interpretation Plan to deliver a series of small interventions for Saints Church, Hackney with graphic designers OMSE & Family alongside John Pawson & Es Devlin. The project includes way finding signage as a way of helping visitors to engage with the grounds, designed as tall totems with framed openings to mimic the feature windows of the church. We are very thankful for being able to contribute to the restoration of the church.
Title: Saints Church
Location: London
Year: 2020
Client: Hackney Church
Photographs: Gilbert McCarragher, courtesy of OMSE
Type: Cultural
Status: Completed
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AORA Retail
AORA Retail
Retail design developed as part of our work for AORA Gallery exploring ways to display and showcase products in a way that can connect with people’s senses. AORA is an acclaimed virtual gallery exhibiting and supporting artists, offering unique digital experiences and wellness products while also aiming to be a place that can bring slowness into peoples lives. Pioneering a culture of care is at its heart and never has this been more important than the present.
Title: AORA Retail
Location: London
Year: 2021
Client: Client: AORA Gallery
Type: Retail
Status: Completed
05•2022
05•2022
Penhaligon’s
Penhaligon’s
The project was developed as part of the RIBA Regent Street Window Competition in 2014 for the classic perfumery, Penhaligons. The delicate copper lattice structure was designed as a reference to the antiquated methods of distilling perfume and the copper apparatus used in the process. The project was proposed as an evocated and experiential piece that aimed at drawing people into the shop to engage with the making of the perfume.
The project was awarded Best Dressed window and due to its success was later installed in 17 of their stores globally.
Title: Penhaligon’s
Location: London
Year: 2016
Client: Penhaligon’s
Collaboration with Aljawad Pike
Type: Retail
Status: Completed
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05•2022
05•2022
Plod Stool
Plod Stool
Plod is a new playful stool that looks to simplify and – at the same time – express its construction.The form of the seat assumes it can be used in a multitude of ways, including as a combined arrangement to create a side or coffee table.The distinct bold form is designed to complement both traditional as well as contemporary interiors allowing for a very flexible piece for the home and gallery alike.
Made from 100% recycled paper, the Plod is richly textured in a dappled yet perfectly smooth surface. Due to the process of manufacture and the simplicity of its construction, the stool is able to be produced and assembled at incredible speed. Its assembly of 4 pieces and the distribution of the legs makes it a versatile and robust stool.
Title: Plod Stool
Location: London
Year: 2022
Available at 1stDIBS
Photographs: Marta Fernàndez
Type: Product
Status: Completed
Limited Edition
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Tri-Stool
Tri-Stool
Stools are highly-functional and portable objects that operate between the worlds of work and rest. Following these ideas of functionality, Tri-Stool is made from five pieces, interlocking through notches in the seat. A simple semi-circular shape meets a straight edge creating an elegant form, allowing two pieces to be placed together. This form assumes it can be used in a multitude of ways, including as a combined arrangement to create a side or coffee table.
Originally created for an exhibition design at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2020, the stool has now been reproduced for sale and is currently exhibited at London based gallery Modern Art Hire.
Title: Tri-Stool
Location: London
Year: 2020
Photographs: Marta Fernàndez
Type: Product
Status: Completed
Available at 1stDibs
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