Bidoun Collection by Katrin Greiling
German designer Katrin Greiling has created the Bidoun collection of seating and tables.
The Bidoun furniture series was inspired by the Middle East. Katrin Greiling studied the nomadic lifestyle and used the Bedouins daily-life-objects as her source of inspiration in creating this contemporary interpretation of the traditional Arabic seating, the majilis.
The Bidoun collection at ArtDubai 2009:
Coffee tables with rope handles, designed for a mobile nomadic lifestyle:
Bidoun Collection by Katrin Greiling
The sofa system involves several layers of mattresses stacked on each other and tied in place by a rope. The layers have a variation of different fabric and inspired by the stacking method common in the tents during. The cord expresses flexibility, inspired by both the tent but as well transport and trade. Applied in the x-pattern it connects these furniture visual back to the Chesterfield sofas, thus to the European furniture history.
The seating height of the furniture varies depending number of mattresses, both 430 mm and 330 mm. The look of the sofas can be changed simply by flipping the mattresses and bringing a different fabric to the top. The choice of the upholstery fabrics is motivated through the different cultural influences in the Middle East.
The coffee table – available in massive pine, veneer or marble, plays with the same visual element, with a cord tied under the table.
Visit Katrin Greiling’s website – here.
Available at the TRAFFIC gallery in Dubai – here.
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Phil on 26 Dec 2009 at 3:23 am #
I imagine the ropes wouldn’t be all that comfortable to site on……..
Dave on 26 Dec 2009 at 5:11 am #
It’s a table. It’s not for sitting.
Sydney Reichman on 26 Dec 2009 at 10:25 am #
love the layered and colorful sofas….where can one purchase these?
Dave on 26 Dec 2009 at 10:36 am #
Available at the TRAFFIC gallery in Dubai – http://www.viatraffic.org
Bahayhaus on 26 Dec 2009 at 10:11 pm #
nice cute colorful sofas, delicious looking like hamburgers
gamze yalcin on 27 Dec 2009 at 4:26 am #
cute furniture!!!<3
Nasser Aboulela on 30 Dec 2009 at 5:23 am #
I love the sofa and the layered colors. They look comfortable, creative and cheerful. Not so sure about the suspended table from a practical stand point. Good work!
Lance on 31 Dec 2009 at 6:02 am #
I was going to say it looked more like ice cream sandwiches or smores, but whatever food does it for you.
But they do look comfortable and are nice too look at as well, very nice.