The Zaza Chair by Omri Barzeev
Omri Barzeev has recently finished his degree in industrial design at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Zaza chair was his final project.
From Omri Barzeev:
My project Zaza is a new chair that created and based on a research and integration of various substance and in search of the morphology, resulting from a combination of substances consisting of a variety of characteristics which supplement each other to create harmony in the final product. The deviation from the common rules has brought about a surprising product for the viewer and user. Zaza is fexible and presents an equal relationship between the chair and the user, so it is able to create and adjust itself to each individual user.
The upper part of the chair made by laser cutting technology and layered with felt ,by folding it, the chair gets its shape and its structure. The lower part is made out of wood and served the upper part by besting it.
Visit Omri Barzeev’s website – here.
Ling Hua on 31 Jul 2009 at 5:48 pm #
Sustainable, functional, and beautiful.
This is a great design.
Jodan on 02 Aug 2009 at 1:35 am #
Th Chair is ok, but his rational makes no sense whatsoever…?
“My project Zaza is a new chair that created and based on a research and integration of various substance and in search of the morphology, resulting from a combination of substances consisting of a variety of characteristics which supplement each other to create harmony in the final product.”
Greg on 02 Aug 2009 at 9:56 am #
I agree, the text should be re-written or deleted.
Why not say something like, “This piece is the result of a personal fascination with trying to harmonize two materials with otherwise unrelated structural characteristics.”
Cr. on 02 Aug 2009 at 11:57 pm #
Being a designer myself .. I can truely say that we should all shut the f___ up more because words like these make no sense.
Awesome work though ! Let your work do the talking bro.
Zach on 03 Aug 2009 at 6:25 am #
Easy, easy everyone. This guy does not speak English as his first language. It was a good attempt at getting his idea across both verbally and thru his design.
As for the design, I’m intrigued by the trend for these half ball seating solutions that many young designers are coming up with. I think this one is much nicer than the one posted about a week ago. The only critique I have about Mr. Barzeev’s design is that I feel the legs do not do justice to the crisp and clean design formed by the felt seat pan. The legs seem a bit heavy and unrefined. Despite this criticism the overall design is quite nice. Good execution of your vision Mr. Barzeev.
Jochen on 03 Aug 2009 at 11:02 am #
I like the textil top, but the 4 legs look a bit oversized.
inbal on 03 Aug 2009 at 6:23 pm #
The base could use some refinement but overall this is an excellent study of 2D to 3D transformation as well as connecting two very different materials to create a structure. There is much more than meets the eye here…that being said i think foreign designers should stick to simple descriptions of their work unless they are fluent in English. Luckily this one speaks for itself well enough…
Stylish Designs on 04 Aug 2009 at 5:01 pm #
I’m a fan, but my first instinct was to ask “does this belong on my head or my butt” because it looks a bit like a cone hat on it’s side. All kidding aside, these would be perfect for an outside patio overlooking an urban scene much like in the environment shots.