BassamFellows
BassamFellows is an American design and furniture house, founded in 2003 in Switzerland by Australian architect Craig Bassam and American creative director Scott Fellows. Bassam, raised in Sydney and a committed modernist, had settled in New Canaan (Connecticut) in 1997 — a place considered the epicentre of American post-war modernism, where Philip Johnson, Marcel Breuer and others had worked. Fellows holds a Harvard MBA and has experience from brand projects for Corning Housewares, Bally and Ferragamo. The partnership began during shared European projects at Bally. Today the headquarters is the Schlumberger Administration Building in Ridgefield (Connecticut), restored by BassamFellows themselves — a 1952 Philip Johnson building considered an early example of the International Style. European flagship store: Brera, Milan.
Design philosophy: "Craftsman Modern" — the synthesis of modernist formal rigour and authentic craft; "total design" as a holistic approach from architecture through interiors to furniture and accessories. Sustainability: materials from certified forests, zero-waste tanneries and Italian producers running exclusively on renewable energy. Key products: Tractor Stool (debut product at the Milan Furniture Fair 2003, solid walnut, sculptural-organic silhouette; the New York Times: "couldn't be more comfortable if it were custom-made"), Spindle Chair (inspired by Louis Kahn's Exeter Library — Windsor Chair reinterpretation with thin steel replacing wood spindles; solid wood seat and backrest appear to float), Tuxedo Component Lounge Group, Pagoda Chair. Product collaborations: Herman Miller / MillerKnoll (2010–2013 Creative Directors for Specialty and Consumer Businesses including Geiger), Stellar Works, Starbucks Reserve Roasteries (10 designs for all three US locations), McGuire, Geiger Textiles. Materials: solid wood, oxidised brass, leather.
For architects and interior designers demanding craft integrity and design depth, BassamFellows is the most precise American answer to the European luxury furniture tradition — architecturally rigorous, materially authentic, and embedded in the contract world through collaborations with the most significant US workspace brands.
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BassamFellows
BassamFellows is an American design and furniture house, founded in 2003 in Switzerland by Australian architect Craig Bassam and American creative director Scott Fellows. Bassam, raised in Sydney and a committed modernist, had settled in New Canaan (Connecticut) in 1997 — a place considered the epicentre of American post-war modernism, where Philip Johnson, Marcel Breuer and others had worked. Fellows holds a Harvard MBA and has experience from brand projects for Corning Housewares, Bally and Ferragamo. The partnership began during shared European projects at Bally. Today the headquarters is the Schlumberger Administration Building in Ridgefield (Connecticut), restored by BassamFellows themselves — a 1952 Philip Johnson building considered an early example of the International Style. European flagship store: Brera, Milan.
Design philosophy: "Craftsman Modern" — the synthesis of modernist formal rigour and authentic craft; "total design" as a holistic approach from architecture through interiors to furniture and accessories. Sustainability: materials from certified forests, zero-waste tanneries and Italian producers running exclusively on renewable energy. Key products: Tractor Stool (debut product at the Milan Furniture Fair 2003, solid walnut, sculptural-organic silhouette; the New York Times: "couldn't be more comfortable if it were custom-made"), Spindle Chair (inspired by Louis Kahn's Exeter Library — Windsor Chair reinterpretation with thin steel replacing wood spindles; solid wood seat and backrest appear to float), Tuxedo Component Lounge Group, Pagoda Chair. Product collaborations: Herman Miller / MillerKnoll (2010–2013 Creative Directors for Specialty and Consumer Businesses including Geiger), Stellar Works, Starbucks Reserve Roasteries (10 designs for all three US locations), McGuire, Geiger Textiles. Materials: solid wood, oxidised brass, leather.
For architects and interior designers demanding craft integrity and design depth, BassamFellows is the most precise American answer to the European luxury furniture tradition — architecturally rigorous, materially authentic, and embedded in the contract world through collaborations with the most significant US workspace brands.