Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Acrylic Stool by Shiro Kuramata
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SHIRO KURAMATA
‘Acrylic Stool’, c. 1990
Acrylic, aluminum, feathers. 54 x 33 x 41 cm (21 1/4 x 13 x 16 1/8 in) Manufactured by Ishimuri, Japan. Number 25 from the edition of 40. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Meiko Kuramata.
ESTIMATE £30,000-40,000 â€
Binta by Philippe Bestenheider
The baobab-inspired Binta chair by Philippe Bestenheider for Moroso has trunk-like feet that anchor the foam body to the ground. The patchwork of fabrics is evocative of the textiles worn by African women.
via Mocoloco.
Oru Chair by Chris Hardy
ORU is an easy, or low chair that derives a technical aesthetic from the materials and processes required for its manufacture. The simplicity of the design necessitated very careful attention to the visual balance of the individual components while not sacrificing the chair’s comfort.
Materials and finishes play a major role in the nature of the design. This version of Oru is made from sustainably managed plantation oak but it could also be constructed from 6mm 4068 aluminium (anodized or painted).
via Workshopped.
On Minimalismi, a blog certainly worth visiting, I found Korean designer Phillip Don and his Stand Up Chair – Stool.
Not the same, but a resemblance to Henrich Zrubecs‘ concept chair.
Taking on a village church in Eastern Bohemia was something of a departure for the ultra modernist design studio Qubus.
Designers Jakub Berdych and Maxim Velcovsky eschewed the glossy finishes of previous projects, choosing to embrace the original stone of St Bartholomew’s church in Chodovice.
Pews have been replaced by rows of Verner Panton chairs, each with a newly-carved cross in the back. The alterations cost the artists their warranties on the Vitra furniture but it was a small price to pay. The chairs sit in militaristic formation on Persian rugs, somewhat secularizing the building’s purpose.
Still, the new interior manages to inspire awe and exude artistic merit in equal measure- in spite of it now looking a tad more luxury hotel than place of worship.
Designer: Qubus Design Studio [ Via: SwissMiss ]
via Yanko Design.
And: Yes it appears I featured it once already, but then I forgot to add the Panton attribution.