Amazing Rudolph Hess Beach Chairs by Robert Wilson
Nickel plated steel
Originally designed for “Death Destruction and Detroit II”, 1987
78 x 200 x 61 cm / 56 x 200 x 61 cm
Edition 2/9
via Belgian Gallery Baronian Francey.
Panton Chair Sliced by Chriss Bosse
After – or even while – Rem D. Koolhaas had 3D scanned it and morphed it into United Nude’s Lo Res chair, Chris Bosse now has sliced up the 1967 Panton Chair as part of the Re-loved: designer stories exhibition at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum that runs from 31 July – 30 September 2010 during the Sidney Design Festival.
Bosse, director of architectural firm LAVA, is one of several designers commissioned by the Powerhouse to use a pre-loved chair to tell a story about a piece of furniture they love.
“We’ve chosen to represent this shape as slices, similar to an MRI scan in order to make visible its complex 3dimensional geometry. The chair is metaphorically and physically carved out of a sliced box, †says Bosse.
via LAVA’s Blog.
Wheelbarrow Chair by Philippe Starck
The wheelbarrow chair Throne Follower by Florian Borkenhagen reminded me to this Wheelbarrow Chair by Philippe Starck that I found somewhere on the internet (can’t remember where)
Schöne Aussicht Chair by Franz West
Austrian Artist Franz West will be featured in the Tate Liverpool at the Liverpool Biennial 2010 starting in September. As he is involved in seating I wanted to take a look what he has with chairs. His Schöne Aussicht (Beautiful View Chair) was sold at Christie’s for $12,500 in September 2008.
Space Invader Couch by Igor Chak
The Space Invader Couch by Igor Chak certainly brings back good memories. Igor Chak is a young industrial designer that has a passion about motorcycles. Yes, motorcycles. Although I personally don’t know much about motorcycles, I find his 2012 Izh Hybrid Concept 720P (Youtube) extremely attractive. Igor brilliantly brings boys(men?) toys up a notch, turning it into classy pieces of art. To my knowledge, the Space Invader Couch is waiting for a willing someone to push it to production. Igor introduces his couch:
I would like to introduce you to an old friend that kept trying to take over earth but retired and became a couch ; – )The Space Invader Couch is basically a space invader turned in to a couch, a very fashionable and hard to pass by couch. The couch is all leather, with two glass surfaces. Although it might look uncomfortable it’s actually really soft, mainly lined and made with memory foam. Plus this is something different from a conventional couch.
