Mingyu Xu Studio Reinforces Bamboo Weaving into Contemporary Furniture Design | Parallel Forest

FDT Bureau

At SaloneSatellite 2023, Mingyu Xu Studio, a London-based design team, showcased their latest furniture and lighting collection, Parallel Forest. The collection focuses on bamboo weaving, an ancient technique that the studio explores and reimagines in contemporary interior design. Here is a detailed report on FURNITURE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY (FDT).

Mingyu Xu Studio aims to showcase the material’s functionality and versatility in modern spaces, highlighting its regenerative qualities and eco-friendliness as a sustainable material for furniture production. The studio experimented with bamboo weaving to create a series of innovative furniture designs that combine form and function, showcasing the material’s beauty and potential.

The Parallel Forest collection offers a modern version of traditional bamboo weaving techniques, presenting a range of bespoke furniture pieces that utilize the material in unexpected ways. The collection captures the elasticity and toughness of bamboo weaving, with the structures and joints of the bamboo forms providing unexpected stability and functionality.

Mingyu Xu Studio’s collection also reimagines the interior possibilities of bamboo woven objects, offering unique furniture that is regenerative, bespoke and adds value. Parallel Forest brings the cultural heritage of Asian object making, specifically bamboo weaving, into modern interior spaces, showcasing the material’s visual identity and functionality in an unexpected and innovative way.

Image credit: Mingyu Xu Studio