From August 13 to September 6, 2025, Robert Megel presented a piece of furniture from his CollectionCork X at the Japanese Palace in Dresden, Germany. The stool CX-CH-01 was on display, a design that — like the entire collection — emphasizes the contrast between Portuguese cork and brushed aluminum.
Left: Yardshedoffice (Dresden), Right: Obsure Objects (Berlin)
The collection combines two contrasting materials: aluminum as a clean supporting structure; cork as a warm, soft, and tactile material. This contrast is particularly exciting for the designer. Cork makes the furniture functionally resilient while simultaneously being comfortable to use. The chair CX-CH-01 succinctly encapsulates this idea of the collection.
Martin Hopland (Oslo)
The Japanese Palace provided a special setting for this. The architecture, the ceiling height, and the lighting significantly alter the perception of the furniture. The stool not only stood as an object in the room, but also entered into a dialogue with its surroundings, with the visitors and the magnificent neighboring objects by many talented designers.
Studio Hahn and Hosemann (Halle)
Klemens Schillinger (Vienna)
Loes Beta GmbH (Berlin)
Pia Scheiber (Munich)
Special thanks go to Yardshedoffice and Herbst.Freitag , as well as neuerdings for the organisation of this pop-up event at the Japanese Palace in cooperation with the Kunstgewerbemuseum of the Dresden State Art Collections.