Shown as part of Milan Design Week 2013, Tessera is a handcrafted line of products, made with leather bound walnut units of 4x4x4cm. Designed by Marc Baroud for Carwan Gallery in Beirut, Lebanon, the cubes come together to form mosaic-like structures.
Tessera looks at the idea of rigidity, flexibility, assemblage, pattern and modularity, increasingly more defined, detailed and fragile but at the same time progressively more three-dimensional. The leatherwork is created by Johnny Farah and many of the products are limited editions.

Tessera Lounge Chair, produced in Lebanon 2012
Walnut, leather and copper, leatherwork by Johnny Farah
100 x 85 x 44 cm

Tessera Ottoman, produced in Lebanon 2012
Walnut, leather and copper, leatherwork by Johnny Farah
36 x 36 x 52 cm