Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
The “Relief Chair” will make its world debut at the Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design, in New York, March 6th, as part of the “Fashioning Felt” exhibition. The chair is a sculpted assembly of rapidly-renewable felt sheets, supplanting foams, upholstery and anything applied. The cascading edges of the felt sheets create an integral pattern with both a visual and tactile effect.
Designer: Ben K. Mickus (United States)
Manufacturer: Mickus Projects (United States)
Via DESIGNSPOTTER.COM
This was done for my 3D class. We had to design a chair. This is about 6 inches in height. I would love to actually build a full size version.
Chair by ~Rat-Tomago on deviantART [Link has disappeared]
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 27, 2011 at 10:46 PM
The second version of my tank chair. Probably the last version too. This piece has over 300 hours in it. It is made from steam bent maple, painted steel, cast iron and urethane rubber.
Photo Credit: Ryan P
Tank Chair Number 2 by ~j-michael on deviantART
Last edited by gje on December 15, 2009 at 2:38 AM
I built this chair last semester. Inspired by working at an equipment rental store. It is what I feel to be the strongest (design wise) piece I have made.
Via Tank Chair by ~j-michael on deviantART
A quote from Design Boom:
Jeff Michael is an American designer who designed this unusual chair while attending ferris state university in the us. the first chair ‘tank chair’ took inspiration from the heavy equipment rental shop at which michael worked. Using the principles most commonly seen in military tanks and construction equipment, michael transformed the chair itself into a movable tread. using a three point structure, the wood frame can rotate around the axels and support its user.
Last edited by gje on December 15, 2009 at 3:04 AM
