Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
I am so glad australian based Ross Didier dropped me an email. I met him at his booth at ICFF a few weeks ago and fell in love with two of his products, but never posted about them. Why? I had complete ICFF overload paralysis. But here they are, with a little bit of delay: Ross’ Elfin Stools. They’re stackable, recyclable and can be used indoors as well outdoors. The ‘Dice Range Screens’ had me look. Would love one for our new office!
Ne Stool by Danilo Calvache
From danilo calvache design blog: ne stool
Peter Stewart – HP1 STOOL
Birch ply, Nylon Cord
H 660 W 560 L 550The HP1 is a workplace perch, accommodating all the comings and goings at a workplace desk or bench.
The design arose out of a preoccupation with the potential of curved woven surfaces for seating through explorations of the straight ruled curve of the hyperbolic parabola. The sitting surface is higher than a normal desk chair, so that the hips are held above the levels of the knees, promoting an upright sitting posture.
Via Freshome: Boiled Leather Stools – Simon Hasan
Medieval knights and soldiers once wore boiled leather or cuir bouilli armor. Thick leather was boiled in water,oil or wax. The treated leather remained soft enough for it to be molded into various shapes. The hardened leather with a wood-like consistency provided some protection against bludgeoning blows. It was used as scale armour or in cuisses or greaves – thigh and shin guards.
Well, today we have far nastier and efficient ways of killing so boiled leather armor only exists in medieval reenactments and museums. But the art of boiled leather has now been cleverly applied for more peaceful purposes by Simon Hasan, an industrial designer. He produced a range of boiled leather products for a recent Royal College of Art Show held in London, England. He made two boiled leather stools called Bambi and Twist.
The boiled leather seat of Bambi is hollow and was made from a single piece of leather. It does have a deer-like look about it hence the name. Twist was created by molding the boiled leather around tubes which were later removed. Twist is thus self-supporting and only contains a ring frame in the seat. He also made several different kinds of vases combining boiled leather with other materials such as resin and acrylic. Molds are used to shape the leather and later removed.
rotterdam based design studio minale-maeda recently completed their show ‘chroma key’ at droog design gallery in amsterdam. the show featured the japanese german duo’s new collection of the same name. the line features furniture upholstered in a blue fabric referencing the colour used for the video effect of using a blue backdrop to simulate any background. the design of the pieces also draws from visual culture, referencing image editing, packaging and the reproduction of objects in the media.
Via Design Boom