Yes I spent an afternoon at IMM – Cologne and took some photos. Here the 111 Wink in red by Toshiyuki Kita at the Cassina booth.
Tag: IMM Cologne
Felted Rock Cushions by Ronél Jordaan – 2011 IMM Cologne (26)
Felted Rock Cushions by Ronél Jordaan
I’m heading to IMM Cologne for the second consecutive year and realized I haven’t even published all material I collected last year. Then the first boot I stumbled on was from Unseen Products. I couldn’t connect the dots last year until recently I saw the Felted Wool Stones again at the site VivaTerra.
The rocks seem so real one of the visitors had to touch them.
About Ronél Jordaan
In 2004, South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan, having been a textile designer for 26 years, began researching the possibilities of using felt as a creative medium. Entirely self taught and following her own creative instincts, she began to turn fine gossamer thread into robust felted forms. By patiently rubbing and coaxing threads of pure wool into shapes in nature that inspire her, she found her direction and started a small home industry. Next she trained a handful of women to help her. Recognized for their originality and design uniqueness, her creations found an immediate market. Within a year she sought bigger premises and a year after that she needed to expand further.
Tension Bentwood Chair by Dohoon Kim – 2011 IMM Cologne (25)
Korean designer Dohoon Kim’s Tension Bentwood chair uses the classic bentwood technique Thonet is known for. Many versions of this production method have been developed
for a variety of purposes, and Kim is continuing this exploration by designing and making objects based on both steam and laminated bentwood skills. The Tension Bentwood Chair was presented at IMM Cologne Furniture Fair 2011.
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Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on June 11, 2012 at 11:08 PM
Venus Chair by Marc-Jens Biegel at 2011 IMM Cologne (24)
And another nice new chair design at the Global:Local booth at 2011 IMM Cologne: The Venus Chair by Marc-Jens Biegel, basically a jewelry designer.
Sheep Chair by Tetsuro Yokota at IMM Cologne 2011 (23)
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