Name: Anza Bench
Brand: Please Wait to be Seated • Rui Pereira & Ryosuke Fukusada
SKU: PWTBS-1001402/1001420
Price: 1788.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Anza Bench

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Description

Meaning “to sit at ease” in Japanese, Anza reflects a 6-year collaboration between Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Kyoto-based Ryosuke Fukusada that taps into their respective cultural traditions. In matte-lacquered or stained black oak, the deeply padded bench features a range of upholstery selections including an update on an 18th century, patchwork-effect textile in Please Wait to be Seated’s own color range. With the bench in 2 sizes, the collection also includes a pouf and a marble-topped table (also at A+R) to enhance both domestic and public environs.

Specifications

Size

Small: 16.9" h x 47.2" w x 25.6" d (43x120x65cm)
Large: 16.9" h x 63" w x 25.6" d (43x160x65cm)

Material

Natural matt lacquered or stained oak

Details

Group 1: Xtrem Plus
Group 2: Fame, Remix 3, Re-wool
Group 3: Divina, Steelcut Trio 3, Hallingdal 65
Group 4: Ultra leather
Group 5: Spectrum leather, Savanne leather, Dunes leather
COM and COL available on request

Brand

Please Wait to be Seated

Please Wait to be Seated creative director Thomas Ibsen went from taking pictures of rooms to producing the Danish brand’s often bold and imaginative furniture to filling them. Thomas shifted from a career in fashion to interiors for London’s Wallpaper magazine, as well as design houses Gubi, Hay and Muuto. In 2014, he started PWTBS, launching the brand's collection from a consortium of designers the next year. Longtime design industry executive and board member Peter Mahler Sørensen joined the company as CEO and co-owner in 2016, and Thomas continues his focus on product development.

With an eye to creating a new generation of modernist classics that defy easy characterization, the brand’s very name reflects a blend of politesse and practicalness along with startling originality and a sense of humor. Often exhibiting a graphic silhouette grounded in Thomas’ photographic experience, the collection ranges from the spare luxury of Portuguese designer Rui Pereira and Japan's designer Ryosuke Fukusada’s Anza seating, to the showstopper Keystone lounger from Dutch designers Os & Oos and the Zen-infllected metal tray table from young Danish designer Laura Bilde. At the heart of each new fantastical product lies the question of sustainability and durability that also guides Thomas: Will this design, in its entirety, become a long-lasting object we someday can pass on to our children? We say, yes.