Concrete “Soft” Chair by Anne-Mette Manelius

Concrete Cloth Chair by Anne-Mette Manelius

Concrete Cloth Chair by Anne-Mette Manelius - Detail

I found this blog Concretely by Danish architect Anne-Mette Manelius. As she shares part of her name with my daughter she earns a plus. She is also obsessed by concrete. So obsessed that she wrongly claims concrete is the “most used building material in the world”. That, Anne-Mette, is not true, as the most used building material in the world is adobe, or simple clay or earth.

Nevertheless Anne-Mette has created a concrete chair whereby she has formed it as if it is an upholstered chair covered with a soft fabric, the texture of which she has applied to the concrete. Mind Boggling Indeed.

Magic Hole by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet for Kartell

Magic Hole is a collection of a two-seats sofa and an armchair designed by Philippe Starck and Eugeni Quitllet for Kartell. The furniture comes in white, grey or black with an option of a contrasting “inside” color of orange or green.

Said to unify the style and practicality, Magic Hole collection is suitable for frequent use in public places, outside areas and even by swimming pools.

Via Kartell’s Facebook page

Missoni Poufs

Designed by Rosita Missoni for Missoni Home, the poufs are part of the Protee collection which features a wide variety of “luxurious fabrics and exquisite designs.”

Material:
48% cotton, 52% polyester

Dimensions:
H 30 cm, Ø 40 cm

Via design-milk.com & wannekes.com

Cardboard Stools with Personality by Remember

Express yourself with the help of one of the cardboard stools by Remember – you have 29 unique designs + 2 kids’ versions to chose from and each would cost you only €16.90 (€14.90 for kids’). Easily and quickly assembled, the stool can also be used as a table and transformed back to its pre-assembled state after use.

Material: corrugated cardboard

Carrying capacity: 200 kgs (440 lbs)

Dimensions: 32,5 x 32,5 x 44,4 cm (12.8 x 12.8 x 17.5 “)

Mr. Chair by Soojin Hyun – Milan 2011 (24)

Mr. Chair by Soojin Hyun
One of our FaceBook fans suggested after the previous post:

and why not try to influence some female designers to photograph their prototypes with lightly-dressed sexy men on them ?

Here is an answer. A female designer from South Korea, who graduated from the Dutch Design Academy in Eindhoven has worked it out for us all with her Mr. Chair: It simply doesn’t need a model having a six pack from itself:-). However with model it does catch eyes as well:
Mr. Chair by Soojin Hyun with female model

However, one has to see the front of the chair first before understanding this photo….

Designer : Soojin Hyun (Design Mong Studio), Sangho Park(VIN & Co.)

Photographer : Mina Hwang

Model : Misun Lee

During our research of chairs, we found that armchairs and men have a lot in common, Men have arms, skin, and muscles and comparatively, armchairs have arms, leather and cushion. Mr. Chair shows the commonalities with a dignified wit.

** we have a plan to show different colors of Mr. Chair, such as human skin has different colors.

Size : 884 x 872 x 1077mm

Material : Cowhide, Metal

via Design Mong Studio.

With a male model it certainly works better:
Mr. Chair by Soojin Hyun with male model
Via Vin and Mong‘s Facebook series from Milan 2011.

Now I’m daring the (male) Facebook fan to come up with a classy photo of himself on his own chair:-)