Our Mantis Side and Mantis Lounge Chair, carved entirely from solid wood, represent a fresh take on the classic American courthouse chair, inspired by the powerful silhouette, stance, and repose of the praying mantis.

Strong and elegant, sharp and curved, thick and thin — the Mantis is sturdy and solid, yet visually light, and available with hand-stitched leather cushions to amplify the comfort of what is already a profoundly ergonomic seat. Each joint of beautifully grained wood is reinforced by steel pins to ensure maximum durability.

BRAND HIGHLIGHT

The duo’s work spans architectural projects and interiors, but it is their furniture that caught the eye of Staffan Tollgård and which is available through Tollgard’s London showrooms.Bassam Fellows’ Geometric Series celebrates the sublimity of pure geometry, as championed by the Wiener Werkstätte and the Bauhaus. A hero of the series and a modernist staple, the CB-41 Daybed is meticulously crafted in solid wood and features cushions hand-stitched from butter-soft Scandinavian leather. This is a piece that will age beautifully; destined to become a true future heirloom.The Brutus Chair, launched in Milan in 2020, came to designer Craig Bassam in a dream. Seemingly ‘cut’ rather than ‘built, it expertly marries the Brutalist tendencies of Le Corbusier et al with a contemporary, organic smoothness. A gently curving solid wood frame supports a seat in either Vienna cane or hand-stitched upholstery upon impossibly smooth elliptical legs. A masterpiece of furniture design.Please contact our showrooms if there is a particular piece you are interested in, as we update our displays regularly.

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Craig Bassam

Australian-born Craig Bassam is an architect, an interior designer, a furniture designer, and a product designer. Along with partner Scott Fellows he is the principal and director of design company BassamFellows. BassamFellows designs, manufactures and distributes a signature collection of highly crafted furniture and other products. They also design buildings, spaces and interiors; and provide brand strategy and creative direction to design focused brands. BassamFellows debuted its first signature furniture collection at the 2003 Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. In addition to their signature collection, BassamFellows has designed collections for like minded brands. Since 2010, BassamFellows has acted as Creative Directors for the Consumer and Specialty Division of Herman Miller.

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