Cutting large pieces of wood necessarily generates smaller pieces. And as they say that the best ointments are found in small jars, the furniture manufacturer Kastella wanted to use the scraps of its pieces of solid wood to create a collection made of small pieces of furniture.
“The idea is to waste as little material as possible that is still very usable,” says Jason Burhop, designer and founder of Kastella.
The collection, which is called Chute de bois, includes three pieces: the Souche — which, with its rounded shape, can be used as a stool or a side table —, the Slatted Stool and the Slatted Step. The collection was developed in concert with a senior cabinetmaker at Kastella, Raphaël Dinh.
The fact that these pieces are made with scrap wood automatically gives them a unique character, underlines Mr. Burhop.
Each piece of furniture is different, because we produce with the wood we have in hand.
Jason Burhop, designer and founder of Kastella
Also for this reason, the pieces are produced in limited series and not in large quantities, depending on the material available at the given time.
For the moment, three models exist, but the creators plan to extend the collection with other pieces over time, according to their inspirations.
To see the collection, you can go to the store on Saint-Laurent Boulevard, in Mile End, or take a look at the company’s website.
Architectural carpentry
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PHOTO MAXIME BROUILLET, PROVIDED BY KASTELLA
Kastella carried out the architectural cabinetwork for Maison Resther, made up of two units in the Plateau-Mont-Royal.
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PHOTO MAXIME BROUILLET, PROVIDED BY KASTELLA
Kastella carried out the architectural cabinetwork for Maison Resther, made up of two units in the Plateau-Mont-Royal.
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In addition to the shop where the furniture collection is sold, Kastella also operates an architectural carpentry branch. “That represents about half of our production per year. We do both at the same time, with two in-house teams, one on furniture and the other on architecture,” says Jason Burhop.
We can therefore see their work in the achievements of several local firms, including Atelier Pierre Thibault, Apparatus Architecture, or EM Architecture, to name a few.
For example, in Maison Resther — a recent project by Atelier Pierre Thibault — Kastella did all the architectural cabinetwork, including built-in furniture, storage, the kitchen… “The only thing we didn’t do, it’s the stairs! », summarizes the founder of Kastella.