Timber Stacker by David J. Irwin (LDF 2008 no 9)

Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin
Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin

At 100% Design London of September 2008 it was my camera that pointed me to the Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin, nicely curved and nicely executed. Available as chair and as armchair via Deadgood.

About David J. Irwin

David J. Irwin is a designer based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, currently undertaking the Designers In Residence Scheme at Northumbria University, working within the spectrum of furniture, product and occasionally urban design.

His design focus is founded on a deep interest in material manipulation through the appropriate use of both traditional and contemporary processes. The goal with all his work is to combine a strong concept with a fundemental usefullness.

So you see I’m really trying to get through my backlog. The second photo also features David’s Yed Chair for Habitat.

Fardos by Ricardo Fasanello

Fardos Armchair by Ricardo Fasanello
Found Fardos by Brazilean designer Ricardo Fasanello at ESPASSO who specializes in modern and contemporary Brazilian furniture and is based in NYC.

D62 Swivel Chair by El Lissitzky at 2011 IMM Cologne (5)

D62 Swivel Chair by El Lissitzky - photo by chairblog
D62 Swivel Chair by El Lissitzky - photo by chairblog

It is very well possible that Jean-Paul Gaultier knew of this chair when he designed his “Ben Hur” Chair.

Anyway, the Tecta rep at the 2011 IMM Cologne booth was not aware of the existence of the Ben Hur Chair. He was just swiveling the chair that I wanted to take a photo of and kept standing in the way. Then all of a sudden there came two other photographers who claimed space to take photo’s. The life of a reporter is not always easy. But I solved it by taking a photo of one of the two guys in a D62.

El Lissitzky designed this D62 chair in 1928.

Another term for this type of armchair is Barrel Chair.

Cantilever Armchair D42 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe at 2011 IMM Cologne (4)


D42 By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
And again at the Tecta Booth at IMM Cologne 2011: Armchair D42 by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Proust Geometrica Chair by Alessandro Mendini

Proust Geometrica by Alessandro mendini

Found this Proust Geometrica Chair by Alessandro Mendini at twentytwentyone, a worthwile site to explore.