Assembly Design co-founder and lead designer Pete Oyler conceptualized this set of two plant pedestals, for Areaware, which can be used for anything you want to display: plants, candles, tchotchkes and more. Each is constructed using lap joinery systems, lending a seamlessness to the overall design. Made from beechwood, the taller pedestal stands just under five inches, while the shorter iteration is just under three.
Divinely minimal, these planters—made from a blend of recycled wood fibers and bioplastic derived from corn—come in four sizes. The pieces, designed and produced in France, take notes from traditional Japanese design, but exist within their own genre. Available with or without a drainage hole, they are ideal for all kinds of plants, from succulents to herbs and beyond.
Bosnia and Herzegovina may not be known as a center of the design world, but there’s a dynamic company there bridging the gap between traditional craft and contemporary design. Earlier this year, we traveled to Konjic—a small village not far from Sarajevo—following an invitation from Zanat, a woodcarving company founded in 2015 by Adem and Orhan Niksic. But the family’s experience with woodcarving goes much …
