Danish mid century
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Lese+Lebe by Nils Holger Moormann
Lese+Lebe is German for Read+Live
In a clever way Nils Holger Moormann brings together the traditional North German StrandKorb and a book case.
‘Hieronymus im Gehäuse’, a beach chair on the sea, a Lokomotive dining compartment – Lese+Lebe awakes pictures in us. An escape in the room, which invites you to just sit down and relax while having a cup of tea and browsing in your favourite book.
The back of the two-seater is formed by the shelf itself. On the left or right side of the backrest, a board can be folded down as a table. This makes it possible to access the shelf from both sides. Hidden under the seat are extendable footrests and drawers with a lot of space for stowing.
Found via smow.com.
Plus I’ve updated the Chair Bookcase Combination category.
Update
And here is a photo of an “original” Strand Korb
Sezz chair by Christophe Pillet
Sezz Chair
In 2009 I stayed at the Hotel Sezz in Paris with my family to celebrate my 60ieth. Sezz was in the process of developing a new hotel in Saint Tropez. Although I noticed their eye for detail and certain fine chairs, little I knew they would go so far as to have Christophe Pillet design a whole new chair for them, produced by Emeco…A French designer and a French hotel and a US based manufacturer is a surprise;-)
Via 3rings.
NSOD chair Vincent by Ka-Lai Chan
NSOD Chair Vincent
Recently Dutch educated designer Ka-Lai Chan has been mentored by Dutch designer Richard Hutten. Her recent work is titled “The Ordinary Family”. As part of this collection she took Richard’s No Sign of Design chair of 1992 for an intervention: And here is the result: NSOD Chair Vincent or No Sign Of Design Chair Vincent…
Tailored Wood by Raw Edges – 2011 IMM Cologne (30)
Tailored Wood by Raw Edges
I felt I needed to share their Pleated Pleat by Raw Edges Design Studio first to demonstrate Yael Mer’s occupation with foldeable material. In Tailored Wood for Capellini she uses wood veneer that is filled with foam and the wrinkling process resulting from the foam injection gives each piece a different look and feel.