Tag: Milan Triennale Design Museum

Wink Armchair by Toshiyuki Kita

Wink by Toshiyuki Kita

A design of 1980

I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennale Design Museum

In the Wink armchair, Kita created a playful, ironic and amusing image, its two big Mickey Mouse ears contrasting with the designer’s rigorous choice of materials and technological research.The metal frame is padded with polyurethane and Dacron, while the supports are made of ABS. A knob at the side adjusts the angle of the backrest, as in a car seat, and slides the leg-rest forward. In this way Wink can be turned in a bed/chaise longue. Even the ears/headrests are fully folding and become armrests when the user is sitting sideways

Milan Triennale Design Museum – 09

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Green Peacock Chair by Dror Benshetrit

Green Peacock Chair by Dror Benshetrit

Designed in 2009.

I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennale Design Museum

A peacock tail is a remarkable creation. The feathers are lightweight and fragile, but become powerful when positioned in a particular way. I wondered if it was possible to give this quality to a textile. Could a strategic configuration give fabric uncharacteristic strength?

We discovered that folding felt into a gentle wave provided enough structure to support a person’s body weight. When gathered into a crescent, the undulating form mimicked the shape of a peacock tail (and the backrest of a chair). As a fowl’s tail is made solely of feathers, it was important for our design to somehow let the felt stand on its own.

The Peacock Chair consists of three felt rings, which are folded and clipped into place on a simple metal frame. No stitching, glue, or additional material is required for the felt to maintain its distinctive profile. Manufactured by Cappellini, the cocoon-like lounger, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection, is among the Italian furniture maker’s most iconic pieces.

Milan Triennale Design Museum – 08

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Aster Paposus by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra

Aster Paposus by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra

Designed in 2006

I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennale Design Museum

Two striking outsize elements upholstered in velvet repeat and reinterpret the form of a starfish, evoked in the product’s name. The two superimposed parts, one on the top of the other, create the chair itself and the supports for the back and arms in an enfolding sofa.

Milan Triennale Design Museum – 07

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Blue Tulip Chair by Marcel Wanders

Blue Tulip Chair by Marcel Wanders

A design of 2010. For Capellini.
I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennale Design Museum

Looking like the corolla of the flower from which it take its name, the seat was created by revising the proportions of a classic armchair, which Wanders lengthened considerably. It has a swivel base in black lacquered metal, while the shell is made of soft polyurethane coinjected with rigid polyurethane.

Milan Triennale Design Museum – 06

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Chaise-Longue by Piero Bottoni and M. Pucci

Chaise-Longue by Piero Bottoni and M. Pucci

Design of 1936. I took this photo September 24, 2011 in the Milan Triennale Design Museum

On the occasion of the VIth Triennale di Milano Bottoni and Pucci designed some models of self-sprung armchair for “Waiting room in Doctor’s Surgery”. This unique piece, with a new type of elastic suspension based on a cross-over frame is part of this project.

Milan Triennale Design Museum – 05

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