‘Ovo High Chair’ by Culdesac for Micuna

Culdesac Design Studio says:

We generated a complete all in all design capable to coexist in a domestic enviroment, surrounded of designer furniture without the need of been hidden. More than a highchair, we designed a modern chair that evolves as the kid grows up. Chair and user grow together.

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THE BIG CHAIR PROJECT FOR THE BETTER FOOD FOUNDATION BY MICHELE LLANOS

What happens when chef Jaime Oliver raises money for his charity, the Better Food Foundation?? Well, of course, he enlists his friends and colleagues such as Sarah Burton, Christopher Bailey, Paul Smith, Tracy Emin, Quentin Blake, Julien Macdonald and Matthew Williamson, giving them creative carte blanche to create chairs. Not just any,ordinary chairs, each artist was given two Fritz Hansen (a long-standing supporter of the Fifteen enterprise) ANT™ chairs: one for practice and one for the masterpiece. Four of the artists decided to submit both chairs as part of their auction lot: Barnaby Purdy, Liberty, Nunzio Citro and Quentin Blake.

They are then auctioned off. This project coincides with the 10 year anniversary of Oliver’s restaurant chain, Fifteen, and its apprenticeship program that trains disenfranchised young people to become qualified chefs. Undoubtedly, Oliver is using every bit of his media attention and fortune to raise awareness and empower those who thought they were unwanted and unemployable, those whose perception of food was just quick, fast food, fried and consumed quickly without any attention to detail.

He has been steadily teaching people about the importance of clean food, and our relationship to food, talking about the importance of meals made at home, organic gardens, bringing community and communication together and understanding where it comes from, and how it is made. Oliver delivers all this information in the most beautiful way, presenting a lotus flower of compassionate information unfolding, and giving us back what already know but had collectively tossed years ago; giving us the gift of remembering of self love through food, which leads to a nutricious body and healthy mind, which in turn leads to merging with collective consciousness and unlimited opportunity.

“IT’S INCREDIBLY EXCITING TO THINK THAT FIFTEEN RESTAURANT AND THE FOUNDATION HAVE BEEN HELPING TO INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE FOR 10 YEARS NOW,”

“I’M TRULY HUMBLED TO HAVE SUCH A BRILLIANTLY TALENTED GROUP OF PEOPLE FROM THE FASHION AND ART WORLDS TO HELP ON THIS FANTASTIC PROJECT TO RAISE MONEY AND HELP US MARK THE OCCASION.”

said Oliver.

See the chairs at the Fritz Hansen Showroom in London now:

The Republic of Fritz Hansen
13 Margaret Street
W1W 8RN
London
Tel: 020 7637 5534

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Cyborg Chair by Marcel Wanders for Magis

Designed by Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, the Cyborg chair was introduced by Italian plastic furniture specialists, Magis in 2011. Its sleek frame is made in glossy polycarbonate and available in a range of color combinations. The seat and legs are air-molded polycarbonate, while the back is injection-molded. See our full review of the Cyborg chair here.

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Making of the Loveseat by Jake Phipps

British designer Jake Phipps has created a video to show the making of his Loveseat.

Cleat Knockdown Rocking Chair by Tom Chung

Conceived by Canadian designer Tom Chung, 'cleat' is a knockdown rocking chair influenced by the harbourssurrounding both Vancouver, Canada and Stockholm, Sweden. The first prototype was built while studying abroadwith the intention to bring it home in a carry on luggage. The refined production version is constructed from a solidslab of birch, where the wooden chair components are held together with zero stretch climbing rope for stability.

Montmartre Chair by Jonas Wagell

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Mademoiselle Chair with Moschino Fabric by Philippe Starck for Kartell

Design by Philippe Starck for Kartell, this fashionable armchair steps forward with three fabrics signed byMoschino. On the first miss the chair is drawn black and white hearts, on middle one with little more color; flying daisies flowers and on the third, the one that we like the most because it represents the most association between fashion and design; colorful fashion sketches.

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KUNDERA CHAIR BY PAULO NEVES & ALEXANDRE KUMAGAI

From GUD Conspiracy, a solid oak wood chair with visible joinery, where the seat back provides structure - not the seat, "the tenon joints are left visible to emphasize that." 

Says GUD Conspiracy, "A dialectic between weight and lightness is established by the chair: on the one hand, the design elevates it, on the other, the weight of the solid wood makes it sit closer to the ground. 'What shall we choose then? Weight or lightness?'" 

"The seat, made in solid oak, frees the chair from the structure; the seat panel is actually the structuring element of the chair - the tenon joints are left visible to emphasize that." 

"The profile of the legs as well as the arm and back beams are smoothed out thanks to the chamfers in the edges, communicating lightness to the whole. The same is used in the front and back edges of the seat panel to achieve a similar result." 

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TUOLI CHAIR BY PASILA DESIGN

Via @designlines, an ergonomic seat for parents to easily interact with kids on the floor and a slide when turned upside down. 

Tamashii Chair by Anna Stepankova

Description from the designer

The inspiration for a dining chair Tamashii comes from a Japanese veneer technique called Bunaco. My goal was to discover all possibilities this technique offers and apply gained knowledge in an innovative way. In my work, I put an emphasis on a handmade experimenting with a wooden material. My aim was to design a chair which would be connecting use of a traditional technique in a modern design and I wished to point out a sense of this combination. The Tamashii chair, besides other things, is a part of a concept – Buy a chair, get a tree – which is my manifestation of responsibility towards environment and a life cycle of the product. My intention was to give own story and energy to this piece of furniture, which I believe is highly important for a product to have. In my opinion, this gives an attractiveness to a product and may have a strong effect on a customer.

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9,5° chair by Rasmus B. Fex

The wonky look of this chair by Danish designer Rasmus B. Fex actually makes it stronger.

By tilting the legs and back by 9.5 degrees but keeping the seat straight, Fex removed the need for a stabilising rod underneath.The chair was selected for use in the Knut Hamsun museum in Hamarøy, Norway, designed by Steven Holl.

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