Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
2008 has been a busy year for designer luís porém. his latest design is the trico chair, a stacking design with a simple form and complex array of materials. the body of the chair is primarily wood but there are small accents made from metal and textiles. each material is a different colour making each chair a unique exploration of colour and texture. the chair’s form is simple and pared down, highlighting its material properties.
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if you thought the segway was the future of odd looking transportation, honda recently unveiled its second
walking assist device. the strange looking gadget is designed to support the user’s body weight, reducing
the weight load on their legs. the machine consists of a seat, frame and shoes. the user simply moves as
normal and the machine reduces the load on their knees and ankles. the unit weighs 6.5kg and has two
battery powered motors which will last for 2 hours of use. honda has already begun testing the device at
one of its factory’s.
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Frank Gehry ( or better craig webb and claire imatani of gehry partners)
designed the visitors bench for the world company building in tokyo,
japan’s largest fashion house with over 90 labels and 3000+ retail outlets.
the bench was manufactured by tomas osinski design inc., an architect-sculptor
who long worked for gehry.
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Yatara Stool by juergen lehl ( photo by noriko matsumoto)
the babaghuri shop in tokyo showed a wild weave bamboo and stainless steel stool…
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