Just went antiquing and found this awesome book. 6 bucks! I can’t wait to look through it, I’ve already seen some really unique pieces.
Via fortheloveofchairs:
Category: books about chairs
White Books Chair Installation Awarded
Last year I posted about the White Books Chair project of Enzo Iorio. Yesterday I received an e-mail from Enzo informing me that the installation had won the honors of the Cartasia Biennial of contemporary art, held in Lucca, Italia, with main focus on paper art. Congratulations Enzo!
Richard Hutten in Design Museum Gent
Richard Hutten exposition in Design Museum Gent (Belgium)
After the White Book Chairs Installation in Italy now see Richard Hutten in his stacked books chair in Gent, Belgium.
Richard Hutten, Design Museum Gent
18 years of playing
February 26 – June 6, 2010
Richard Hutten (born 1967) is one of the most well-known and most unconventional Dutch designers. He graduated in 1991 at the Design Academy in Eindhoven and fairly quickly garnered international recognition.
In his own design studio he produced designs for furniture, products, interiors and exhibitions.
Hutten is a conceptual designer but his designs are highly functional, each and every one of them. Often the object will even have multiple functions.
Design museum Gent gives Hutten the assignment to give shape to the exhibition himself. The result will certainly show this, and will be telling of the convincing and typical style of Hutten.
Via Design Art News.
White Books Chairs – Chair Installation
Enzo Iorio, one of the participants, asked me to have a look at Ri-Parliamone.it
Enzo came together with a group of creative friends on occasion of their participation in the Cartasia 2010 Biennial of Contemporary Art which will be held in Lucca, Italia from June 19 – July 18, 2010.
It gave them the opportunity to rethink the use of old books that are about to end in a trash bin. They decided to give the old books a second life as chairs. The installation by Ri-Parliamone was showcased during a preview of the 2010 Biennial in Lucca from September 5 – October 3, 2009.
The books are soaked in a solution of water and vinyl glue to give them the necessary rigidity and resistance. Once dry they are given a coat of water-based paint. Subsequently they are assembled on a pallet, glued together and connected internally by a small metallic structure which guarantees its stability.
Being exposed to all weather conditions for a month, a transparent coat of water resistant paint is given for further safety.
apart from reading books, we can sit comfortably on a “mountain” of books
Thank you, Enzio! Great Idea!
Once upon a chair
Interesting Chair Design Book from Gestalten
Editors: R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, A. Kupetz, S. Moreno
Language: EnglishRelease: September 2009
Format: 22,7 x 28,1 cm
Features: 272 pages, full colour, hardcoverISBN: 978-3-89955-256-0
Once Upon a Chair is an international up-to-the minute survey of contemporary furniture design. The book captures the zeitgeist of this rigorous industry by examining current trends and presenting pioneering examples by the world’s most influential designers and emerging talents. The collected works indicate a recognizable shift towards progressive responsible designs that make a social impact and the revival of artisanal craft. It further explores how designers are focusing more on process-driven and storytelling concepts as well as the continuing flirtation with material and technological experimentation.
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