Like the Basket Bench we posted earlier today, the Felt Stool was also designed by Can Onart, but this time he teamed up with designers Elissa Myres and Bethany Casperite.
Can Onart says:
This stool is made out of 8 layers of industrial gray felt and 2 layers of veneer. We put together the felts by using epoxy resin. The curves at the bottom helped us to give it more structurally strength.
Can Onart, an industrial design student at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has created the Basket Bench.
The 1/4 scale model was inspired by Frank Gehry’s Apple Crate chair design, and is made from aluminum sheets that have been sanded to give a texture similar to steel.
Designer Kenneth Cobonpue has added an armchair to his Noodle collection of furnishings made from handwoven rattan vines that have been stained various colors.
Visit the Kenneth Cobonpue website - here.
Dutch designer Douwe Jacobs has created the Flux Chairs.
For his graduation project in Industrial Design Engineering in 2008, Douwe was looking for inspiration for a line of foldable furniture. Digging deeper and deeper into the world of folding, he found artists creating the most amazing shapes by folding material along curved fold lines. The chair he fluently folded that night made a lasting impact on him. A small scale model made out of paper, beautiful in its simplicity and surprisingly strong.
Together with fellow graduation student Tom Schouten, Flux Furniture was founded and from then on they have worked like maniacs to turn that small paper model into a production-ready and patented product.
Jacobs and Schouten recently exhibited the Flux Chairs at the 100% Design show in Rotterdam, watch the short video below to see them setting up the chairs, or click here to watch all their videos.
Sydney, Australia based designer Kenneth Young has created the Flow Stool.
Kenneth says:
‘Flow’ is a study into line and surface in relation to the human body. The overall aesthetic can be characterised by fluid and dynamic lines creating a modern, sleek and unique appearance. The leading leg which also functions as a temporary foot rest flows from the rear of the seat pan to the ground. The intent of this is to visually connect the lower back of an occupant to their feet while sitting on the stool. This creates an embracing aesthetic between the stool and occupant whilst maintaining an elegant and minimal design. The flowing brush strokes of Chinese calligraphy are also of influence to the design with combination of clean lines and dramatic changes in direction. Flow is constructed from laminated plywood and finished with a durable urethane coating. Plywood gives the design a vibrant and warm feel to compliment the dynamic lines of the stool.
Visit Kenneth Young’s page on Coroflot - here.
You might remember the W Lounge Chair from earlier this year when it was announced as the winner of the 3rd OFS Hotseat competition. The lounge, designed by Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan of the New York based MisoSoupDesign, has been renamed as the Waltz Lounge, and has recently made a public appearance in the OFS showroom at the NeoCon 2009 show in Chicago.
Karim Rashid has designed two new seating pieces for the Canadian manufacturer Nienkämper.
Pyramid, Karim Rashid´s newest lounge chair for Nienkämper, borrows a monumental form from ancient Egypt and stands it on its head. What´s the point? According to Rashid, an inverted pyramid reflects who he is and symbolizes his hopes for the shape of things to come. He describes himself as “an upside-down multicultural being” – someone who is “Canadian-Irish-English-Algerian-Egyptian-American, with some Italian education thrown in the mix.” In short, he´s a product of an increasingly cosmopolitan world, and as such, he believes it´s time to “turn nationalism and jingoism around and become one global paradise.”
Isola 8´s name derives from the Italian word for “island” and the number of people that this compelling design accommodates. “The inspiration for Isola was to create an oasis from the static world, an island for eight that offers a myriad of seating solutions,” says Karim Rashid. The swirling form, he adds, suggests not only an island but also the symbol for infinity.
London based designer Helena Jonasson has created the Linie cabinet and Funkis drawer unit.
The Edward Cella Art + Architecture gallery in Los Angeles has announced the installation of a permanent sculpture-like workspace designed by Ball-Nogues Studio in its newly relocated gallery.
The undulating functional object was crafted from assembled layers of diecut cardboard and Koskisen plywood. Seeking to affect the white cube space of the gallery with the minimum of materials, Ball-Nogues utilized the surging repetition and pattern created with stacking two shapes of pre-cut cardboard designed and calibrated on computational software. Suggesting movement and vitality, the reception counter acts as a fluid yet intermediary object between the public space of the gallery and the gallery’s workspace. Fabricated by the architectural firm’s collective team, the workstation reflects the gallery’s emphasis on craftsmanship and execution. Embracing the post-gilded age economy, the design’s humble materials does not shy from seeking new, dynamic forms.
Visit the Edward Cella Gallery website - here. Visit the Ball-Nogues Studio website - here.
American designer Jeff Miller has created the Fratino table for Italian manufacturer Cerruti Baleri.
Fratino is a table with an aluminium base composed of two shell-cast pediments spanned by an extruded elliptical beam. The large rectangular tops are available in tempered glass or wood in natural or moka ash finishes. The base structure can be turned upside-down and used with the central beam in a high position by simply switching the feet and top-supports.
Visit the Cerruti Baleri website - here. Visit Jeff Miller’s website - here.
Timothy Luscher, an American designer and a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design, has designed the Chrysalis Chair, which was exhibited at the 2009 NeoCon show in Chicago.
Luscher graduated from the University of Kentucky with undergraduate degrees in Economics and Accounting. He has spent the last 10 years in the design field first with his own furniture company specializing in corporate commissions and most recently as a professional retail and visual designer. His designs focus on unusual uses of materials and construction with an emphasis on fluid forms.
Architects Johannes Foersom & Peter Hiort-Lorenzen have designed the EJ 6 Yasmin chair for the Danish furniture manufacturer Erik Jørgensen.
Yasmin is created for daydreaming and absorption with its soft shapes, surrounding corpus, impressive comfort and low height, which lead your thoughts toward Asian traditions and the Zen culture’s focus on physical balance and mental harmony. The chair is beautifully elevated on a steel cross construction, and its changeable expression, according to fabric selection, makes it suitable for different lounge scenarios. Technically, the chair is built around a fibreglass shell covered with cold cured foam, and in order to ensure comfort the chair is completed with a pillow in Panthera foam.
Visit the Erik Jørgensen website - here.
Bruce Marsh, a Brooklyn based designer and furniture producer, has created the Lauren Daybed.
Bruce says:
Loosely based on a classic woven reed beds you can find in many parts Africa, Asia, and South America. The soft, 1″ thick, nylon rope gently supports and flexes each contact point on your body, creating an almost massage-like feel. A single piece of rope is threaded through the entire bed, allowing each strand a give-and-take with the various parts of your oh-so-sleepy body.
Visit the Bruce Marsh website - here.
