AKO (ALLEN KAUFMANN OBJECTS) is the product initiative of Berlin architecture studio ALLEN KAUFMANN ARCHITEKTEN, winner of the ArchDaily Building of the Year 2026 in Interior Architecture. AKO Material Systems presents: furniture assembled from flat solid-wood parts that lock together through DT (dovetail) joinery and the patented DADO joinery (Germany). No screws, no tools, no hardware. One structural material carries structure, function, and form. The joint replaces hardware and informs the design.
Visitors can handle part sets and joint samples, see how tight tolerances and geometry create rigidity, and understand the logic behind flat-pack efficiency and repeated assembly and disassembly. Alongside the wood work, a small selectio of Material Studies (aluminum, brass, heat-treated steel) appears as a secondary, quieter set of experiments in fabrication and material honesty.
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