Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Liquid Bench by Ross Lovegrove
Lovegrove describes the process of designing the Liquid Bench as being similar to animation — he envisioned slowly pulling a block of liquid aluminum apart, and then snapped a freeze-frame picture to capture the final form. The bench is actually milled from a solid block of aluminum and finished with a mirror polish.
Photo credit: Jack Coble
via Wired.
Thomas Heatherwick, known from his extruded benches has been awarded the London Design Medal 2010 at the occasion of London Design Festival 2010. It’s
given to a designer who has made a significant contribution to design and London having achieved international acclaim for their work. This year, Thomas Heatherwick has been awarded the Medal in recognition of his outstanding contribution to design.
The bench was a contender for the 2010 Brit Insurance Award as well.
via Dezeen.
Bench by Andrea Branzi
Lot 79 Bench, 2008
Painted MDF, natural birch, truncated logs. 88 x 180 x 60 cm (34 5/8 x 70 7/8 x 23 5/8 in) Produced for Galleria Clio Calvi Rudy Volpi, Italy. From the “Domestic Animals” series. Number one from the edition of eight. Underside signed in marker with “Andrea Branzi 1 / “.
ESTIMATE £8,000-12,000
not sold.
Via Phillips de Pury.
Found Michetta – funky upholstered seating modules designed by Gaetano Pesce for Mer Italia at Design Conscious.
UK-based designer Charlie Davidson ‘s The Object of Desire, Sweet Jane is inspired by the form of a corset.
Davidson began the project a few years back, developing initial concept drawings to produce the first scale mock-ups and a number of 3D computer visualization.
Upon a visit to Vollers corset company – into producing corsets since the 19th century – the shape and form of the lounge really began to develop.
Although I like the corset story, I have a feeling there is some similarity in design with the Orgone Stretch Lounge by Marc Newson.
via Designboom.