Surprising Japan
V4 armchair:
New for 2021, Skram debuts a new armchair, called the V4. Evocative of traditions of Scandinavian craft, the new design is a prime example of the N.C.-based brand’s mission to deliver refined design and heirloom workmanship without compromise.
The V4 Armchair features a three-dimensional seat–upholstered in leather or COM fabrics–that mates effortlessly with a sinuous solid timber frame available in natural Walnut or various Ash finishes.
ABOUT SKRAM:
Based in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, USA since 2001, Skram is a manufacturer of sustainable heirloom furnishings that operates under the creative direction A. Jacob Marks, one of the top 50 young designers of the Americas (Young Designers: Americas, Daab). Marks’ work has earned international recognition for its marriage of austerity, warmth and timelessness, and an uncompromising technical mastery accentuated by the use of natural materials like wood, leather, stone and metal. His approach is rooted in a philosophy that argues for the inextricability of good design, extraordinary workmanship, and environmental stewardship.
Distinguished for his refined, innovative seating, casegoods, and tables – unique in their negotiation of proportion, line and visual weight – Marks’ designs have been featured in a range of residential and commercial spaces throughout the world.
ABOUT THE DESIGN
Marks’ work for Skram explores the intersection of beauty and utility. Distilled in their character, and innovative but resonant, his seating designs are celebrations of form, line, proportion and materiality.
V4 armchair:
New for 2021, Skram debuts a new armchair, called the V4. Evocative of traditions of Scandinavian craft, the new design is a prime example of the N.C.-based brand’s mission to deliver refined design and heirloom workmanship without compromise.
The V4 Armchair features a three-dimensional seat–upholstered in leather or COM fabrics–that mates effortlessly with a sinuous solid timber frame available in natural Walnut or various Ash finishes.
ABOUT SKRAM:
Based in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, USA since 2001, Skram is a manufacturer of sustainable heirloom furnishings that operates under the creative direction A. Jacob Marks, one of the top 50 young designers of the Americas (Young Designers: Americas, Daab). Marks’ work has earned international recognition for its marriage of austerity, warmth and timelessness, and an uncompromising technical mastery accentuated by the use of natural materials like wood, leather, stone and metal. His approach is rooted in a philosophy that argues for the inextricability of good design, extraordinary workmanship, and environmental stewardship.
Distinguished for his refined, innovative seating, casegoods, and tables – unique in their negotiation of proportion, line and visual weight – Marks’ designs have been featured in a range of residential and commercial spaces throughout the world.
ABOUT THE DESIGN
Marks’ work for Skram explores the intersection of beauty and utility. Distilled in their character, and innovative but resonant, his seating designs are celebrations of form, line, proportion and materiality.