John Bollen has a profound understanding of engineering, construction, and production. His mechanical mindset, obsession with perfection and fascination with multi-functional furniture echoes throughout his professional life. Bollen’s relentless drive and his talent for timeless designs with space-saving solutions has earned him a reputation for being one of the most innovative furniture designers of the 21st century.

He developed the Simpla table, which can be seen in the Tate Modern (UK), Greater London Assembly (UK), Tenerife School of Scenic Arts (Spain) and Charlottehaven (Denmark). He also developed the Tutor table as a tribute to the 40th anniversary of David Rowlands benchmark stack chair 40/4.