Djembe
Exploring forms that feel familiar yet new, playful yet elegant, Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck drew inspiration from the goblet drums of West Africa, champagne corks from dinner parties, and forest mushrooms from their kids' summer camps. Djembe distills these familiar, often celebratory forms with a soft, organic, and playful hand.
Djembe poufs are available in two sizes. The smaller 20-inch poufs can be specified with an optional powder-coated metal cap at the base for a more layered material and color expression. Djembe can be upholstered in multiple knitted fabrics from Kvadrat Febrik.
Poufs & Benches
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Design
Ayse Birsel
Ayse Birsel is the Co-founder and Creative Director of the award-winning design and innovation studio, Birsel+Seck, and the creator of Design the Life You Love, a coursework and book that teaches non-designers how to create a meaningful life using her design process, Deconstruction: Reconstruction™, and its tools.
Bibi Seck
Bibi Seck is the Co-founder of the award-winning design and innovation studio, Birsel+Seck, and the founder of Dakar Next, a design studio-laboratory in Dakar, Senegal. Bibi was born in Paris and spent his formative years in London, Paris and Dakar. He received his Master’s degree in industrial design in 1990 from ESDI, Paris.
