Baley Bench/Table

Straw has long been used in building and furniture making. It is a sustainable bulk material which also happens to be beautiful. The bale itself is a product of industrial agriculture and its reappropriation as a seat happens naturally in the barn/country environment. 'Baley' formalises this reappropriation and reinterprets it as domestic/contract furniture in its own right. Straw bales are sized and treated with a fire retardant material, then encased within a made to measure transparent cover.

Shorlisted for the Homes and Gardens Classic Design Awards, 2003, Baley was exhibited in the Victoria and Albert museum. Recent customers for Baley include Babington House, Somerset (Cowshed Spa building), Toast's Oxford and Harrogate stores and German fashion house, Escada, for their worldwide store window displays in spring 2007.

We currently have a stock of Baley smalls ready for immediate dispatch. Please see http://www.gustus.co.uk