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23D Skeleton Chair by Gustav Duesing

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Guido J. van den Elshout • 1 Comment

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23D Skeleton Chair

by Gustav Duesing

Led by the idea of flat packaging and easy assemblage, the single elements of this chair are planar and designed to be slotted into each other, without the necessity of any glue or screws. To maintain their position, all joints are defined as an interlocking system, which, once it is fully assembled, cannot be dissembled again. The formal design concept of this chair is based on the natural form of a skeleton: a central backbone element defines the overall shape of the chair and branches out into a set of ribs forming the seat. The legs are designed to provide a stable position with their shape reflecting the natural load distribution and are therefore reduced to trusses with tension and compression members.

All Fotos by Johannes Foerster

Via http://intheleftfield.tumblr.com/)

Filed Under: chair designer, Gustav Duesing, tumblrd

Beachball Chair by Tim Webber

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Guido J. van den Elshout • 0 Comments

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Beachball Chair

By Tim Webber

Filed Under: ball chair, chair designer, Tim Webber

Caterpillar Stool by Hyeonil Jeong

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Julia Osovskaya • 1 Comment

Caterpillar Stool by Hyeonil JeongThe Caterpillar chair by Hyeonil Jeong is made out of CNC-cut pieces of plywood woven together using bungee cord to form a flexible seat.

Jeong says, “No matter how stiff each piece is, flexible relation makes a smooth flow. Its elastic connection allows an organic surface movement despite the rigidity of ply-wood material.”

Filed Under: chair designer, chairchez l'homme, Hyeonil Jeong, knitted, laced, stiched, sewn or woven, plywood, stool

Rousseau X Insa Caillou Lounge Chair

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Guido J. van den Elshout • 1 Comment

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Caillou Lounge Chair by Ben Rousseau

Via Delux Magazine and Ben Rousseau

Filed Under: Ben Rousseau, chair, chair designer, chairchez la femme

Postmundus Chair by Martino Gamper – The Carpet Beater Chair

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Guido J. van den Elshout • 2 Comments

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Postmundus Chair

By Martino Gamper for Nilufar
I couldn’t help it thinking of a traditional rattan carpet beater or rug beater when I saw this Chair.

It is Martino Gamper’s reinterpretion of the classic Thonet bentwood chair no. 16. He visited the Mundus factory in Croatia to research the techniques used on classic bentwood chairs still in production and returned to his London studio with about 100 elements. These included seats, legs, arms and back rests, which he then reworked it into a new bentwood chair: Postmundus.

I’m just wondering whether the Mundus factory in Croatia is still in function…

Found at Label Magazine and designboom.

Filed Under: chair, chair designer, design similarities, Martino Gamper