The Traverse lounge bench is also available with armrests at the ends, to define the seating area without losing any useful width.An ash, an aluminiumLounge bench with armrests: backrest/seat in oiled heat-treated solid ash, die-cast aluminium frame: “die-cast aluminium frame with slatted seat in...
The Traverse lounge bench is also available with armrests at the ends, to define the seating area without losing any useful width.
An ash, an aluminium
Lounge bench with armrests: backrest/seat in oiled heat-treated solid ash, die-cast aluminium frame: “die-cast aluminium frame with slatted seat in heat-treated ash”, according to the HAY spec sheet.
Heat-treated ash, designed for the outdoors
Traverse combines a die-cast aluminium frame with solid ash slats that have been heat-treated and then oiled. Rolf Hay, co-founder of the company, explains this choice: “Teak wood and other rainforest woods are excellent for outdoor use, but it is not necessarily a responsible material choice. Believe it or not, this is actually ash wood, which normally has a lighter colour, but by heating it, it turns brown, drawing out weatherproof qualities and allowing the furniture to better withstand the outdoors.” Erwan Bouroullec describes how the collection ages: “You could leave it anywhere and it will age very nicely : Traverse will enjoy the rain and the sun, and step by step it will start to melt into the space.”
Traverse is delivered as a kit, for self-assembly: “Traverse is meant to be built by the person who is acquiring it; people will create an emotional link to the object that they produce, and later, use”, according to Bouroullec. Rolf Hay adds, regarding the price of the collection: “In the end, we have relatively expensive materials here. But by producing efficiently, we can keep the range democratically priced.”
