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Leveraged Freedom Chair: Freedom for the Disabled
Most able-bodied folks probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about how people with disabilities navigate the world, particularly in developing countries. However, Amos Winter did, and still does. Winter, a recent PhD graduate from the MIT department of Mechanical Engineering, went to Tanzania as part of his work in 2005. He wanted to [...]
Continue reading...For Writers Who Cannot Paper Enough
15. January 2011
This design comes from the traditional Chinese form of calligraphy and painting – the scroll. It takes this scroll and uses the Involute curves to create a chair seat that provides both good elasticity and support. The seat piece is made of stainless steel or carbon fibre and extruded PC. This chair can be placed [...]
Continue reading...Lost In Sofa
27. November 2010
The Lost in Sofa by Daisuke Motogi has little built-in slots in which you can stuff some goodies. From the designer: Things often get lost under the sofa. It’s ordinary for a coin which slipped out of your pocket, or a never-to-be-found remote to be accidentally found in between/underneath the sofa cushions. Maybe you’ll find [...]
Continue reading...Oyster: Perfect Winter Chair Curled Up With A Book
24. November 2010
Kawamura-Ganjavian’s latest design Oyster is the perfect winter chair to spend those cold nights curled up with a book. From the designer: Contemporary domestic spaces tend to be sleek and cool but often miss cozy intimate corners. Oyster is a versatile piece of furniture. When folded it is a cushion, when unfolded it creates a [...]
Continue reading...Dune: Modular Furniture System Molded Out Of Whole Fiber Cement-Panels
8. November 2010
During Vienna Design Week, Rainer Mutsch showed a preview of a new outdoor furniture system for the traditional Austrian manufacturer Eternit called Dune. Dune is a modular furniture system consisting of five combinable modules: each one of them is molded out of an whole fiber cement-panel. Fiber cement is a 100% natural and fully recyclable [...]
Continue reading...Space Invader Couch
9. August 2010
the ‘space invader couch’ by igor chak is a seating proposal based on the aliens from the classic 1970s arcade game. whilst only a concept at the moment chak proposes that it would be made from leather covered memory foam with two glass surfaces.
Continue reading...Nest Chair
4. August 2010
the ‘nest chair’ by thai designer rush pleansuk consists of a weaving pattern of golden teak and ash wood. the result is a kind of loose, lattice effect which is supported by steel mesh legs and brace. the chair is a study in joinery and interlocking parts, and is being produced by thai furniture manufacturer [...]
Continue reading...Two Wooden Curves
3. August 2010
Here we’ve got two projects, a chair, and a door, both made by “FORMBOTEN.” They might seem disparate, but they’re hella the same. They’re both super excellent. They’re both made to make your life more interesting. They’re both made with molded wood. Not THAT kind of molded, I mean shaped, turned into curves. There’s a [...]
Continue reading...Organic Seat of Sharpness
1. August 2010
Let me introduce you to this lovely, organic chair. I say organic because of the aesthetic of the whole thing. Look at it! Or rather, look at them, there’s more than one. This is the “Zeren Chair” designed by Njegos Lakic of Belgrade. The Zeren Chair is characterized by it’s low weight, thin structure, and [...]
Continue reading...Can Cardboard Cut It?
29. July 2010
This project has a fabulous title: “Can Cardboard Cut It?” That question mark means the whole project is a question for the consumer to answer. My answer, without even sitting on it, is a definite maybe. It’s a hundred percent recyclable, so that’s definitely a good start. Then it all fits together, the stool inside [...]
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25. February 2011
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