“Commode” – just saying the word brings up images from other periods in time: bourgeois sitting rooms, softly lighted, filled with hand crafted furniture, billowing curtains and gold framed family portraits hanging on the wall. This image, that also brings with it a revival of traditional values and customs, is what stands behind the March Gut Commode.
Cristoph March and Marek Gut are the design duo that decided to revive these feeling in the furniture they design. Traditionally the commode is a small cupboard fitted with a number of drawers and compartments, something between a chest and a cabinet. Standing discretely in a corner of a room, it was used to store personal stuff.
March and Gut of course bring a fresh, contemporary interpretation to the classic design of the commode. Closed, it has a cubist look, with its almost austere walnut veneer, trapeze shaped body and fine metal legs. Then you notice the cropped corner surrounded by a fine yellow line and you realize there must be hidden secrets inside.
When opened, it unexpectedly reveals several hidden compartments: drawers that pull out, niches that open up and entire sections that can be pushed to one side. The gleaming golden yellow varnish of the interior suddenly seems so fitting and inviting for all your personal treasures and private correspondence.
“Bourgeois furniture has a beauty of sorts,” says Marek Gut. Taking in account its usefulness and the fine craftsmanship of the design, the March Gut Commode has caught the bourgeois spirit and classic traditions and embodies them in a beautiful piece of contemporary furniture.
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