Tag: wood

Less Chair High and Low by Timothy Liles

Less Chair Chairs by Timothy LilesBoth Chairs

Less Chair Low by Timothy LilesThe low version

Less Chair High by Timothy Liles..and the high version

Less Chair High and Low by Timothy Liles, reducing the chairs to their bare minimum.

Via Design Boom.

Muji Thonet no. 14 by James Irvine at 2011 IMM Cologne (10)

Muji Thonet no 14 Interpretation by James Irvine

Muji Thonet no 14 Interpretation by James Irvine

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.

R4 Chair by Stokkeaustad


R4 Chair by Stokkeaustad. I have a feeling yellow becoming en vogue nowadays. I’ve another yellow in my sleeve.

Prototype, 2005
Inspired by the sloping hood of the classic Renault R4, the seat of the R4 seems to be sloping in the wrong way. The curvature of the seat ensures a correct and comfortable seating position however. It is a relatively small chair intended for kitchens. Made from laminated birch, and lacquered.

Rip Chair by Laufer and Keichel at 2011 IMM Cologne (8)

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Rip-Chair-by-Laufer-and-Keichel-Photo-by-Chair-Blog_MG_8342

Found this all purpose Rip Chair by German architects and product designers Laufer and Keichel at the IMM Cologne 2011 booth of schneiderschram. It’s stackable and made of full wood, hence not a light chair.The wooden slats are connected with tension rods that give it a comfortable seating flexibility.

Timber Stacker by David J. Irwin (LDF 2008 no 9)

Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin
Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin

At 100% Design London of September 2008 it was my camera that pointed me to the Timber Stacker Chair by David J. Irwin, nicely curved and nicely executed. Available as chair and as armchair via Deadgood.

About David J. Irwin

David J. Irwin is a designer based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, currently undertaking the Designers In Residence Scheme at Northumbria University, working within the spectrum of furniture, product and occasionally urban design.

His design focus is founded on a deep interest in material manipulation through the appropriate use of both traditional and contemporary processes. The goal with all his work is to combine a strong concept with a fundemental usefullness.

So you see I’m really trying to get through my backlog. The second photo also features David’s Yed Chair for Habitat.