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St Catherine is an exclusive teak bench designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1935. The bench was designed for wholesaler Helge Wandel's villa, and when Arne Jacobsen in the late 1950s got his first major project abroad, designing St Catherine College in Oxford, the teak bench was included in the plan for the associated college park.
Arne Jacobsen had a great passion for botany and spent a lot of time studying the landscape around his summer cottage. As an architect, Arne Jacobsen deployed this interest to expand his projects to include the landscape surrounding the buildings, and is known to have said “If I had a second life, I would be a gardener“.
The St Catherine bench is made of teak wood which known for its high strength and beautiful glow. Due to its natural oil content, the wood is very durable and resistant to wind and weather, and is not attacked by insects and rot.
At Sika-Design, we only use premium teak from Indonesia for our teak furniture. Our exterior teak products are made using plantation-grown teak marked with the Indonesian “Legal Wood” stamp. This teak sourcing is overseen by the Indonesian government, making sure that no tree too immature or too small, is removed from the forest.
The St Catherine bench is part of our Exterior collection, which presents outdoor furniture designed by some of the world's greatest designers and architects.
Width: 180 cm | 70.9 inches *
Depth: 67 cm | 26.4 inches *
Height: 84 cm | 33.1 inches *
Seat height: 40 cm | 15.8 inches *
Seat depth: 52 cm | 20.5 inches *
Weight: 38.8 kg | 85.6 lbs *
* Measurements & weight displayed do not include any selected add-on
This furniture is designed by Arne Jacobsen (1902-1971) who is one of Denmark's most renowned architects. He is well-known for the iconic total architectural designs that he created from the 1930s onwards where he, in addition to the building project itself, also supplied designs for furniture, textiles, lamps, glass, cutlery, clocks, bathroom fixtures, door handles, etc.
But already as a student in the 1920s Arne Jacobsen gained international recognition for his first furniture designs which was made in wicker. These set the tone for his career and quickly placed him among the most visionary architects of his time. Read more about Arne Jacobsen here. Read more about Arne Jacobsen here.
Teak wood is known for its high strength and durability. Due to the wood's natural oil content, it is very resistant to wind and weather, insects, and rot. All our teak products are labeled with "Indonesian Legal Wood", which ensures that the wood has been sourced responsibly and can be traced back to the original sender at any time.
Our outdoor teak products are made from new teak from plantations overseen by the Indonesian government, ensuring that no tree that is too immature or too small is cut down.
MAINTENANCE Over time teak furniture exposed to sun and rain will turn grey. Teak furniture requires no maintenance but if you want to preserve the dark brown color, the teak must be treated with oil or teak sealer.