Ball Point stool by Philippe Malouin


Ball Point stool by Philippe Malouin

Whilst sitting on a caster chair, I rolled over a patch of dust, and my tracks were marked. I thought of how interesting it would be to track a user’s behavior with a piece of furniture. Would a caster-mounted stool stay in its place of use or would it be playfully used to travel around one’s apartment. Writing and drawing are two acts that allow such creativity; the act of sitting on the other hand does not often lead to extraordinary inventive achievements. Perhaps the feat of sitting could lead to playfulness, inventiveness, and therefore redefine itself. I experimented with countless combinations of ink mixes and caster systems. I discovered that ball transfers would make a perfect ballpoint, capable of supporting the weight of a human whilst distributing ink as a pen would. The final product is a transparent stool informing its user of its contents (ink) and its new functions: tracking, writing and drawing, all in motion.

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Chair Proto Types

A1 Stool by Assa Ashuach left, Solid CI Chair by Patrick Jouin right

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A Marble table or stool by Marc Newson

Designer Marc Newson follows up his exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in New York last year with a new show at Gagosian in London opening this week, with some new pieces. The show opens tomorrow (Tuesday 4 March). See our stories about Newson’s first show at Gagosian in New York here. Above: Extruded Table 3, in Striato Olimpico marble, 2008.

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Insella Barstool by Satyendra Pakhalé

milan design week 2008 preview: satyendra pakhalé —- satyendra pakhalé will be presenting a series of new products at this year’s salone di milano. included in this list is the ‘insella’ barstool for maxdesign, a stool inspired by the seating posture of a saddle. for erreti, satyendra designed ‘alinata’ shelving system made from extruded aluminum. the system uses a special joint designed to allow almost endless combinations of the individual parts. finally he will also be displaying his ‘add-on’ radiator design for tube, which uses interconnected four sided pieces to allow any size of radiator to be created.

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Sushi Table and Stool combination

Sushi Table and Stool combination by Gloster

Lately we’ve seen several table-and-four-chairs combos that combine into a single monolithic unit. While the supposed space-saving benefits of such designs don’t seem real to us, they do make for some pretty aesthetics.

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