Watn Blech by Bernhard Osann for Moormann

In the past couple of years we have often referred to, but never actually shown, the shelf “Das Brett” by Belgian designer Kaspar Hamacher.

A shelf that is one of our abbiding memories of Milan 2010.

That and nearly drowning…..

The release of Watn Blech by Bernhard Osann for Moormann however provides the perfect opportunity to right that wrong.

Das Brett by Kaspar Hamacher as seen at the showcase "Le Belge", Milan 2010.

What attracted us to Das Brett, and has always remained with us, was the very simple principle behind the piece.

By gently inclining the shelf towards the centre one creates a surface that provides greater stability than the traditional “flat” book shelf.

The secret of the design is in the angle of the inclination: just enough to be functional without compromising the proportions.

Watn Blech by Bernhard Osann for Moormann applies a similar principle.

Though with Watn Blech the “stability” attained is primarily not in context of the objects on the shelf. But the shelf itself.

If we remember correctly from what we learned at school “Magic” and “Physics” are synonyms.

So let’s say that through the dark beauty of magic, gently bending a piece of sheet metal increases its stability.

The secret of the design is in the angle of the bending: just enough to be functional without compromising the proportions.

In addition, through the gentle incline one creates a convenient, and inherently stable, storage surface that subtly subverts the, invariably, linear homogeneity of a room.

And because it’s a Moormann product you get a convenient, and inherently stable, storage surface with an inbuilt piece of innocent, childlike, fun…. The shelf look like it’s been incorrectly hung!!

Just delightful.

Watn Blech by Bernhard Osann for Moormann

Watn Blech by Bernhard Osann for Moormann