this is chairless, by vitra. designed by alejandro aravena, it is a design based upon a tradition by ayoreo indians in northern paraguay (see photo below).
this design has been interpreted by aravena and vitra into chairless, a “seating device for the modern nomad”.
This sturdy strap of fabric allows its user to sit down in a [...]
i know i do this, so why shouldn’t something be designed to make it safer.
Shira Keret has made a small kit of non-slip grip pads to make this safe for both you and the furniture. Injected silicon treads grip the surface of the table and the bottom of your shoes, while a [...]
the moment i saw this on dezeen, i knew that the majority of the (currently 64!) comments would be slating it. but, you know what? it’s not really that bad. after seeing the below image, of him sitting on it, i think it’s actually quite cool! as one of the less offending comments points out, [...]
this is the attitude chair, by deger cengiz. i saw it on dezeen, and knew the first comment would be about the simpsons. if you havn’t seen it, there is an episode where homer is trying to invent something, and comes up with this (he later finds out edison invented it first).
now, i’m not sure [...]
i saw this on it’s nice that, and naturally it caught my eye. i just wanted to know what it looked like together (see below).
designed by eric ku, whose website i like a lot because his projects are titled as ‘missions’. when you click on his ‘about me’, it offers up this:
Just graduated from School [...]
i just saw this on dezeen and it really caught my eye. the set is by sam hecht, and called table, bench, chair. the frames are made of steam bent beech that look as if they pass through the solid surface. i really like the simplicity of them. from established & sons (via dezeen):
The idea [...]
‘how it’s made’ is one of our favourite tv programmes at university. it’s on every day at 5 on one of the discovery channels, and is not only interesting in general but especially if you are a product designer. the machines, techniques, and skills of the workers involved in making all kinds of everyday objects [...]
this chair, designed by an ex maths and PE teacher from london, is (apparantly) untippable.
a fact i didnt know, is that every year, 7,000 pupils are admitted to hospital as a result of chair-related accidents, and 70 per cent resulted from rocking back dangerously, according to government statistics.
the max chair, created by the design [...]
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