Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
I was reasonably late to show you this Thonet no 14 interpretation by James Irvine which Muji started to sell in 2009 already. Therefore I’m glad I found it in front of my camera at IMM Cologne 2011 to publish it here. Especially because there are more recent reinterpretations of the no 14, like the Österlen by Inga Sempé, the Sealed Armchair by Francois Dumas and the Vigna Chair by Martino Gamper.
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 welding technique which seals the junctures by melting the plastic.
Update: I had already noticed the chair on Shapeaways as I found the reference between my draft posts when weeding them out ….
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 30, 2011 at 6:09 PM