American walnut
A solid hardwood top, oiled to bring out a deep, warm grain. Walnut ages gracefully — it darkens, softens at the edges, and carries a mark for decades.
HARDWOOD — Bench.1186
Furniture built from iconic hardware.
Original Mac Pro towers. Solid American walnut. Handcrafted in Germany. A bench that turns two retired machines into one object built to outlast them.
- Original Mac Pro towers
- Solid American walnut
- Handcrafted in Germany
- Aluminium × walnut
- Silicon Valley to the workshop
The idea
Silicon Valley engineering, joined by German craft.
The Mac Pro tower is one of the most quietly radical objects the computer industry ever produced — a machined aluminium monolith designed to be opened, upgraded and kept. When the silicon inside finally ages out, the enclosure remains: precise, cool, unmistakable. HARDWOOD gives it a second life as the frame of a piece of furniture.
Materials
Two materials, chosen for the long run.
Anodized aluminium
The original Mac Pro enclosure — extruded, perforated, anodized. Cold to the touch and dimensionally exact. It sets the technical counterpoint to the wood.
The product
HARDWOOD Bench.1186
Two matching Mac Pro towers become the legs. A single solid walnut plank becomes the seat. A discreet mounting system holds it all together — no visible hardware on top, no glue on the enclosures.
Pricing
Two ways to own one.
Complete Bench
Everything, ready to assemble.
€1,976incl. VAT
- Two matching Mac Pro tower enclosures
- Solid American walnut top
- Mounting system
Wood Kit
For owners of two matching Mac Pro towers.
€1,276incl. VAT
- Solid American walnut top
- Mounting system
- For buyers who supply their own matching Mac Pro towers
Prices incl. VAT. No payment is taken during the waitlist phase — pricing is shown so you know what to expect.
Waitlist
We build it when 100 people want it.
No checkout, no payment today. Join the list — once 100 people confirm, the first production run begins.
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Magazine
On hardware, design and the things that last.
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The objects in founder offices
From the garages of the Bay Area to studios in Berlin and Copenhagen, the tools a founder keeps say as much as the products they ship. A note on why the Mac Pro belongs in that story.
5 min readProduct developmentFrom one bench to one hundred
The first HARDWOOD Bench was a one-off, built by hand to see if the idea held. Turning it into something repeatable is a different kind of craft.
4 min readIndustrial DesignAnodized: the surface of an era
Before aluminium was everywhere, it was a statement. How a single finish came to define the look of modern computing — and why we leave it untouched.
5 min readQuestions
Everything you might want to know.
- What is the HARDWOOD Bench?
- The HARDWOOD Bench.1186 is a bench with a solid American walnut top resting on two original Mac Pro tower enclosures, which act as the legs. The retired computers become the frame of a piece of furniture, handcrafted in Germany.
- Is HARDWOOD affiliated with Apple?
- No. HARDWOOD is an independent design studio and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apple Inc. We reuse original enclosures from retired machines. Mac Pro is a trademark of Apple Inc.
- Why does the bench cost €1,976?
- The Complete Bench is €1,976 incl. VAT. That reflects two sourced and prepared Mac Pro enclosures, a solid American walnut top, a custom mounting system and hand-finishing in a German joinery. The Wood Kit, for people who already own two matching towers, is €1,276 incl. VAT.
- What is included in the Wood Kit?
- The Wood Kit contains the solid American walnut top and the mounting system. It is intended for buyers who already own two matching Mac Pro towers and want to supply their own enclosures.