The Zest Chair by Nancy Chu

Spotted the Zest Chair by Nancy Chu (who is an industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati) at Chair Designers’ Club group on Facebook, then further research led me to the post about it on contemporist.com:

Zest explores the contrast between hard folds and soft curves. The clean lines of one surface give an impression of rigidity, whereas the delaminating surface seems lax as it bends over the sleigh legs. As one surface “peels away” from each other an intrigueing negative space pulls the eye in with an unexpected pop of color. Powder coated sheet metal and bent steel rods.

Frankfurter Melange Chair by Sylvia Knueppel

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Young German designer Sylvia Knueppel has merged the Frankfurter Stuhl (a Stuhl is German for Chair) and the Swedish Grace Chair into the Frankfurter Melange Chair.

Floating Cloud Sofa by D.K. & Wei

Cloud Sofa by D.K. and Wei
Floating Cloud Sofa by D.K & Wei. D.K. stands for David Koo and Wei stands for Zheng Yawei. The sofa is still a concept.

Gaugin style Chair painting by Vincent Van Gogh

Gaugin Style Chair by Vincent van Gogh

In one of my early posts about chair paintings I featured the Van Gogh Chair. The image ranks number 1 in a search engines and creates some traffic here.

The Gaugin style chair by Van Gogh featured here is a result from the close collaboration both painters had during several years. Van Gogh wanted to demonstrate he was able to paint in the style of Gaugin.

It belongs to the Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum.

Lucille Chaise Lounge by Kent Gration

Lucille Chaise Lounge by Kent Gration

Lucille Chaise Lounge from the Wambamboo Colection by Kent Gration.

Kent Gration initially worked as a designer for leading firms in Melbourne and Brisbane for 8 years, before establishing Integration Studio in 2004. Integration Studio specialises in the areas of graphic, product and furniture design, addressing social and environmental issues using a multi-faceted design approach.

In 2005 Kent completed a Master of Design with an Academic Award for Excellence from the Queensland College of Art researching environmentally aware furniture and product design. Kent believes that good design should last forever, but needn’t last forever in the environment.

Wambamboo is Kent Gration’s premier range of bamboo furniture which addresses growing environmental concerns regarding mass-production and the overuse of non-renewable polluting materials in the furniture industry. The inspiration behind the range came from his affinity with the ocean and concern over the ever increasing amount of plastic waste that finds its way into marine ecosystems.

Bamboo poles, cross-laminated boards and veneers are incorporated into each piece to showcase the versatility of bamboo as a high-end renewable material. All pieces are hand-crafted and made using CNC cut components, recyclable materials, non-toxic glues and water-based finishes. The sophisticated treatment of the material reveals inherent DNA-like vertical and horizontal laminated grain patterns, representing innovation in design and material usage.