Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
Some languages, for instance Dutch and German, use the word “bank” for both a bank (the building as well as the company) and for a bench. Foster and Partners have built a new office for a Moroccan bank around an striking concrete bench that functions as a centerpiece of the building. It is placed under the dome – frequently used in Moroccan buildings – and connecting with it.
Via Dezeen.
Vitra has posted an interesting compilation of photos on the company’s Facebook page: the album showcases the brand’s chairs used in some of the world’s airports. Here below are a few teasers, visit the original post for the rest.
Airline chairs by Norman Foster at Munich Airport. (Photo by Oliver Jung)
Eames Wire Chair on stretcher by Charles & Ray Eames at Lille Airport & Airline by Norman Foster at London Heathrow Airport. (Photos by Antoine Lugger & Steve Bates respectively)
Eames Tandem Seating at Dubai Airport. All © Vitra
Received these photos from Emeco.
We made one 20-06 chair for Norman Foster’s 75th birthday hand polished. It took about 26 hours! The profiles are so slim, that the slightest wrong movement and the entire chair has to be done again. We never offer the chair in polished, just brushed anodized, but you can see its magnificent! If we had charged for it, it would have been $10,000.-
Its still in the Foster Office, I think. No one sits in it 😉
Thanks Emeco for this “Chair in the Air”!
Emeco www.emeco.net All-aluminum stacking chairs, armchairs, stools, bar tables, and standard tables available Constructed with 80 percent recycled content Multiple back and seat options Designed by Foster + Partners (via On the Catwalk)