The Jill chair is another product to be introduced in Milan tomorrow and is the first collaborative work by Vitra and Zürich based Alfredo Häberli. Inspired by the early days of plywood moulding, the designer explores the modern boundaries of this technique and creates a flexible shell where, in a patented process, Jill’s veneers are curved until they meet in the middle of the seat. The bases for the chair are made of tubular steel, wire, aluminium and wood, and their coloring is matched to complement the optional leather and fabric covers.
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Matreshka Light Chair by Georgi Slokoski – Milan 2011 (09)
Matreshka Light Chair by Bulgaria based Georgi Slokoski is a modern take on a traditional Russian doll. Its fibroglass curvatiosness comes in two colors (black and white), the base promises endless rotation both ways and the built-in LED RGB lighting allows for a unique experience of sitting inside a lamp. The chair is to be presented tomorrow in Milan during the design week.
From the designer:
The chair invites and embraces you, it enhances and dominates your emotions. Touching the chair is a discovery – you subside into a harmony of immaculately chosen materials, skillfully amplified by comfort and functionality. You sink into your own harmonic ambience of colour and a sense of softness. Matreshka Light Chair is an interior solution which inspires and seduces you, turning into an essential accent in your personal space.
Tip Ton by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby for Vitra – Milan 2011 (06)
New Vitra creation to be presented at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan next week! (Photo via dezeen.com)
Making of Eames Lounge Chair in the Vitra Atelier
Watch the design classic Eames Lounge Chair being manufactured in the Vitra Atelier on the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, Germany.
SOS by Josh Owen for Casamania, Explained
Casamania’s Josh Owen on the inspiration and idea behind his SOS stool. The video explains and shows how to use the stool’s “hook” to its best advantage and also reveals one little design “secret”.