TECTA B51 Wooden bench with back

Combining function, elegance and value in furniture appeals to the Cologne designer Peter Otto Vosding.‎ This is also the case with the B51 log bench.‎ The source of inspiration for his strictly geometric furniture was the straight-lined framework of half-timbered houses.‎ Vosding's log bench, whose wide armrests can function as small tables, is characterised by the contrast of closed surfaces, open frame, the strict geometry and the outwardly offset back legs.‎ A piece of furniture that is conceivable for many situations: as thinking and waiting furniture for reception or museums; whether with a cup of coffee on the armrest or a Moleskine for notes.‎ After the first models Peter Vosding built, the first prototype was created in Tecta's workshops.‎ "When I presented the design to Tecta, we were struck by the proximity to Walter Gropius bench D51.‎ The relationship to the outwardly offset front and rear legs as well as the strict geometry," describes Vosding.‎ "The block bench could appear as a reinterpretation of the D51, related but independent.‎" Precisely because it was designed without reference to the D51, it underlines the topicality of Bauhaus teachings and their lasting influence on design.‎