Knot Stool 

About Yann Gandon & Maxime Sauce

Yann Gandon and Maxime Sauce are Copenhagen-based designers whose work explores alternative construction methods and the poetic potential of materials. Their practice is rooted in a shared curiosity for how objects are built, used, and experienced — resulting in designs that feel both rigorous and playful.

Their collaboration combines engineering precision with a tactile, human approach to making, turning technical principles into expressive, contemporary design objects.

The Knot Stool: Design Through Construction

The Knot Stool is the designers’ most recognisable piece — a sculptural seating object that rethinks how furniture is assembled. Instead of using glue, screws, or bolts, the stool is held together entirely through ropes and knots. What is usually hidden inside furniture becomes its defining visual and structural feature.

By pairing this knotting technique with aluminium, a durable and lightweight material, Gandon and Sauce shift attention to the relationship between tension, balance, and form. The rope is not decorative — it is the core of the design, giving the stool both stability and character.

Bespoke Functional Art

At RUIMTE, the Knot Stool is presented not only as a functional seat but as a piece of functional art. Thanks to the modular nature of the design, Yann Gandon and Maxime Sauce offer bespoke formats, rope colours, and variations, allowing each piece to respond to different interiors and spatial contexts.

This adaptability makes every Knot Stool unique — a customisable object that balances engineering with craftsmanship and tactile experience.

Contemporary Design Between Utility and Sculpture

The work of Yann Gandon & Maxime Sauce blurs the boundary between furniture and sculpture. The clarity of their forms, combined with the visible construction method, creates objects that feel architectural yet intimate. The Knot Stool becomes both a usable piece of furniture and a visual statement within a space.

Their practice reflects RUIMTE’s philosophy of design that is uncommon, considered, and resonant — objects that invite both use and contemplation.

Yann Gandon & Maxime Sauce at RUIMTE

RUIMTE curates a selection of the Knot Stool and related works by Yann Gandon & Maxime Sauce as part of its commitment to showcasing contemporary designers who push the boundaries of functional design. Their work embodies the dialogue between innovation, materiality, and poetic construction that lies at the heart of RUIMTE’s curatorial vision.

Read more about Yann & Maxime on our blog.