Coasters

Hender Scheme for Artek

• Introduction

  I am a set of Coasters. We're here to protect your table, though we don't mind picking up a few marks ourselves. Consider it a record of all the good drinks we've shared.

  
  

• Curator's Notes 

  One of the things I particularly enjoy about this collaboration is seeing Aino Aalto's work represented alongside Alvar's. While his furniture is so widely recognized, Aino's contributions to Finnish design deserve just as much attention.
  
  These coasters take their distinctive shape from Aino's Riihitie Plant Pot, designed in 1937 for the terrace of the Aaltos' home in Helsinki. I love that Hender Scheme chose to revisit this rather unusual, organic form, originally conceived in ceramic, and translate it into something as familiar as a leather coaster.
  
  Made from vegetable-tanned leather, the coasters will gradually darken with exposure to light, moisture, and everyday handling. Even the circular marks left by a glass become part of their character. It's a lovely way to bring a little piece of Aino Aalto's design history to the table, and I especially appreciate that the original shape remains so recognizable despite the change in material and scale.

  
  

  Coasters were curated by Stevenson Aung

  
  

• Designer/Maker 

  
  

  Maker: Artek x Hender Scheme

  
  

  Designer: Alvar Aalto x Ryo Kashiwazaki

  
  

• Specifications

  Dimensions: 

  3.1" (w) x 4.0" (l) x 0.1" (h) or 7.9 cm (w) x 10.2 cm (l) x 0.3 cm (h)

  
  

  Materials:

  Natural Cow Leather

  
  

• Details
  • A special collaboration between Artek and Hender Scheme
    
  • Set of 4 coasters
  • Limited series
    
  • Natural raw vegetan leather
    
  • Reinterprets Aino Aalto’s signature “Riihitie A” form
    
  • Combines Finnish modernist design with Hender Scheme’s Japanese leather craftsmanship
    
  • Protects tabletops and other surfaces from glasses and cup spills
    
  • Tactile leather surface develops a distinctive patina through everyday use
    
  • Leather naturally responds to sunlight and moisture, with marks from glasses and cups becoming part of its evolving character
    
  • Uses natural texture of leather, which will vary in color and texture per item
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