Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Perillo Chair by Martin Ballendat. It was awarded with a 2009 Red Dot award. Update: As indicated in the comments: Probably inspired by Pierre Paulin’s Ribbon Chair Update 2: About Martin Ballendat: DIPL. DES. MARTIN BALLENDAT 1958 born in Bochum 1983 diploma for Industrial Design at the university Folkwangschule, Essen 1983 – 1986 designer for … Continue reading “Perillo Chair by Martin Ballendat at 2011 IMM Cologne (2)”
I’ve been browsing IMM Cologne irl (In Real Life) for chairs yesterday, January 23, 2011. I’ll post about it as a series at 2011 IMM Cologne (1) etc. The first chair that asked my attention is this Speedster by long time Dutch designer Gerard van den Berg. Just before I decided to pay IMM a … Continue reading “Speedster Lounge Chair by Gerard van den Berg at 2011 IMM Cologne (1)”
I’ve ranted about the Global:Local booth at IMM Cologne 2011 that had very interesting chairs, benches and sofas on display, but not much by way of explanation what they were displaying. Luckily I’ve found some connections and can relate this beautifully crafted Sheep Chair to Tetsuro Yokota for Interior Nasu
My camera found this chair by Mona Duyster which I’ve now coined Fluffy. It was in the booth of the 2011 IMM Cologne convention center where work from students of the Interior design Faculty of the University of Trier (Fach Hochschule Trier) was exhibited amongst rows of chairs that normally fill the convention center. And … Continue reading “Fluffy Chair by Mona Duyster at IMM Cologne 2011 (14)”
In the D3 Design Exhibit at IMM Cologne 2011: Sealed Armchair by François Dumas They are the result of R&D into an accessible and affordable mass production process. The chairs’ structure consists of three extruded plastic rods rendered flexible by heating them in a kiln. After having been formed, the parts are connected using a … Continue reading “Sealed Armchair by François Dumas – IMM Cologne 2011 (9)”