Sharpei by Massimiliano Adami is a beech chair covered in folds of gobelin tapestry fabric. The name refers to a wrinkled Oriental breed of dog, the Shar-pei.
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Tag: knitted, laced, stiched, sewn or woven
Knitted Pouf
Sometimes it feels as though Dutch design dominates the fair, and last night was no exception at the opening party for the TuttoBeNe exhibition. Presenting work from 28 young designers, the show was full of colorful whimsical objects, many made from recycled materials. The exhibition format was tight as usual and if you’re here, make sure you pick up a copy of the TuttoBeNe newspaper.
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Crochet Chair by Marcel Wanders
Crochet Chair by Marcel Wanders at Milan 2007.
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lexus l-finesse – elastic diamond by Nendo
for the milan design week 2008 lexus will present the installation ‘lexus l-finesse – elastic diamond’ designed by nendo. ‘the 2008 show will lineament a dynamic installation exploring the perceptual contradictions of hard crystalline forms interacting attending tactile and elastic materials. the resulting liquid unity of lighting, movement and structure is designed to highlight the multi-faceted, yet seemingly contradictory elements, that distinguish lexus l-finesse plan.’ – lexus the exhibition will feature a molded archetype based on the lexus lf-xh cross SUV concept car along with ‘crystalline forms’ and the ‘diamond chair’ designed by nendo. ‘using the atomic structure of diamonds as our motif, we designed a strong but flexible structure that used pre-existing opposing concepts of ‘strong yet solid’ and ‘weak yet flexible’. the artificial structure was tangible but transparent; it seemed complex but also natural and uncomplicated – like our chair’… ‘we created the structures through powder sintering rapid prototyping technology that uses a laser to transform polymide particles into a hard mold based on 3D CAD data.
via designboom
In the Round (stitch) Chair by Brent Cordner
In the Round (stitch) Chair by Canadian designer Brent Cordner.
Luflic had some amazing chairs at Toronto’s Interior Design Show this past weekend, really catching the collective eye with two pieces called In The Round. Both these production-ready chairs, designed by Brent Cordner, are named after the in-the-round knitting technique and over 50 feet of wool sleeve is used to cover the tubular steel frame for the felt version and 30 feet for the stitch version.
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Update: The site Luflic has disappeared since.
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 24, 2011 at 9:45 PM