Dirk van der Kooij, 2017
Recycled plastic, pigment, stainless steel fixtures
L160xW40xH45cm | 32kg | €11.800
L240xW40xH45 cm | 45 kg €12.600

Unwieldy, conglomerate slabs of pressed prototypes and production waste are slowly cut and carved into the contours of the Menhir Bench. It’s colour and patterning evidences the dough-like quality of melted plastic. Dollops, drips, smooshes, and swirls make up a patchwork of synthetic forms, loosely referencing their former lives (as chairs, lamps, etc.) Composed of solid, 4cm thick Menhirs, the bench is suited to many lifetimes of use. Finished without lacquer or oil, it can be re-polished endlessly.