Trek – Anderssen & Voll for Vergés
The original brief for Trek was to design a chair that combines an exposed wood structure with a leather seat and backrest.
A single piece of leather is wrapped around a a slim steel back structure lifting off a sturdy base in solid wood. The horseshoe-curved seat frame is a prominent element in this design – giving a visual tension to the seat.
The name, Trek, is pointing at the references to the classical safari chair typology.
This is our first collaboration with Vergés. It’s been fun and also quite fast. It is reassuring for us to work with a company rooted in craft and local manufacturing. They know solid wood and work with speed and precision straight into the material.
Trek is launched at the Salone del Mobile this week. It’s been 26 years since I went to Milan for the first time. Still a highlight, though not the same in the same way Christmas has changed. Old friends and colleagues. A slightly nervous double espresso on a cool morning. Seeing some things but surely not everything. Sore feet. New possibilities.
The Trek armchair combines leather and wood, giving it a simple, natural and durable look. The leather stretched over the wooden frame defines its silhouette, shaping the seat and backrest.
Lifestyle images by Meritxell Arjalaguer. Trek on white by Francesc Rabat.
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