Paris 2012: Brussels designer Alain Berteau presents a series of oak products including this simple iPad dock at Maison & Objet in Paris this week.
Called New Basics, the range for his own brand Objekten also includes an iPad stand that's just a double-walled oak tray and Twist task lamp with separate batons joined by magnets.
A reversible tray with adjustable handles plus salt and pepper grinders in plain and blackened oak complete the collection.
Maison & Objet takes place from 20 to 24 January.
Here are some more details from Alain Berteau:
Beautiful tools with essential shapes and timeless functionality. Accessories versatile enough to fight the planned obsolescence of digital devices.
Dock box
Pen case with convenient docking possiblities for digital devices. Compatible with iPhones, iPads, and many other devices.
Manufactured in Germany.
Materials : Oiled oak coming from harvested forests.
Dimensions : 28,2 x 10,5 x 4,8 cm
Designed by Alain Berteau
Dock tray
Elegant tray with numerous docking possiblities for digital devices. Compatible with iPads, iPad 2 and many other devices.
Manufactured in Germany.
Materials : Oiled oak coming from harvested forests.
Dimensions : 28,2 x 10,5 x 4,8 cm
Service tray
Serving tray with comfortable self-adjustable handles.
Plain, natural light or dark oak
Manufactured in Germany
Twist lamp
Playful, sculptural, the Twist lamp system is made of beautifully crafted oak parts coming from harvested forests, combined with lasting leds components and stainless steel connectors. The system allows numerous configurations : bedside table lamp, floor lamp or fully adjustable desk lamp.
Manufactured in Germany
Assembled in Belgium
Materials : Oiled oak (harvested forest), high-quality Osram less components
Spheres
The original "spheres" peppermill now available in wood. Iconic and convenient, it is so good-looking it can stay on the table forever.
High-quality ceramic grinder made in Denmark.
Wood parts (plain natural varnished oak) produced in Germany.
Assembled in Brussels by Tamawa workshops.