British designer Sebastian Cox was too long on my backburner. He studied at the University of Lincoln and via ARTS THREAD Blog I found his Suent Superlight Chair.
Thonet no 14 or 214 X 214
This is our post number 2,500. We’ve worked hard to reach this number before the 4th anniversary of this blog and I want to make the circle round. My chair fascination started with my fascination for the Thonet story, because I am mesmerized by the sheer size the company reached in its hey days around 1900, because of their influence on chair design and the fact that the story still evolves over several countries and continents and, last but not least, the fact Thonet made a chair affordable for everybody, which was not possible before they played their part in the industrial revolution: They truly democratized the chair.
The German branch celebrated the 150ieth birthday of their 214 model (they renamed the original number 14 into number 214) with a photo competition some time ago. Here my ranking of the first 6 of the photos they published.
Via Thonet 214 X 214 and the Galery
Mixx Chair by Matthias Demacker for Area Declic – Milan 2011 (15)
During the Salone, Area Declic will launch the Mixx chair, designed by Matthias Demacker. A playful, colorful chair with multiple parts that gives you the opportunity to customize it based on your favorite color combination.
Via design-milk.com
Pod Chair by Benjamin Hubert for De Vorm – Milan 2011 (14)
Pod Chair by Benjamin Hubert for De Vorm – Milan 2011 (14)
British designer Benjamin Hubert talks about his new Pod Chair, a pressed-felt privacy chair created for Dutch brand De Vorm, filmed at Ventura Lambrate in Milan.
Via newlylaunched dezeenscreen.com
Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell – Milan 2011 (13)
Foliage by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell – Milan 2011 (13)
In Milan this week: plushy blanket-like quilted seat on white plastic legs (that somehow remind me of little doll furniture pieces) – new design from Patricia Urquiola for Kartell.
Called Foliage, the design features branching thermoplatic legs and a polyurethane foam seat covered in stretchy fabric stitched with a leaf-shaped motif.
Material: Frame batch dyed technopolymer thermoplatic;
Seat polyurethane foam padding with quilted elastic fabric covering;
Size: L. 185 cm, H. 90 cm, D. 90 cm
Colours: red fabric, cream frame; cream fabric, acid green frame; green fabric, black frame; petrol blue fabric, hazelnut frame; sugar bag blue fabric, red frame; black fabric, cream frame; sand fabric, cream frame; acid green fabric, red frame.
Via dezeen.com