Contour Chair by Frank Gehry

The Contour chair, designed by architect Frank Gehry, transforms cardboard, one of the most prosaic and utilitarian of industrial materials, into a durable, visually dynamic, and structurally sound piece of modern design. Beginning in the late 1960s, Gehry experimented with furniture made of composite layers of cardboard, yielding objects of substantial resilience and strength, while at the same time permitting considerable flexibility of form. The Contour Chair, for example, features a fluid, ribbonlike shape that belies its sturdy structure. Gehry was particularly interested in creating well-designed, low-cost goods, and its standardized production and inexpensive materials made Contour an affordable piece of furntiture. The use of common industrial supplies such as cardboard characterized much of Gehry’s early architecture and design, as he sought to create a new formal vocabulary through everyday materials.

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  1. I’m currentlt studying furniture design and technology at university here in Australia. This is a great place to be – cutting edge ideas and a fresh approach to furniture. Very Cool.

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