K1 CHAIR BY MARTA ADAMCZYK

“K1 is full of contrasts. The profile of this piece looks like linear, slim chair contour, but its shape is a solid steel construction with wooden elements in the seat and backrest.” 

“Sharp lines of metal frames contrasts the natural grain of wood. This design integrates clean, simple, minimalistic form with tiny refined details.” Says the designer

RJR CHAIR BY MARIO ALESSIANI

The RJR Chair by Mario Alessiani has a simple design feature which distinguishes it from other wooden chairs. The chair  backrest can be angle adjusted by just twisting it. RJR has a simple design that is sure to surprise you. 
Basically the idea is to create a design object which is reproducible by the most different craft companies spread throughout Italy, in a sort of chain sustainable for humans and the environment.
Aside from the backrest, the RJR chair is stackable, and the greatest thing about the design is that it’s open source! The design plan is available to any carpenter or hobbyist who wishes to build the RJR chair. Just head down to thedesigner’s website for more details!

TOOL CHAIR BY FREDERIC JULIAN RÄTSCH

"How do we actually sit? Do we really need the whole seat or a classic backrest? Is there always a front or a back? - To questioning known typologies and standards is fundamental in my work as a designer. It is not about making just new and pleasing things, or even for a fashion trend, but rather about driving forward an evolution of things. In doing so, it is necessary to fathom out and change boundaries. The TOOL CHAIR is a chair which enables - maybe even provokes - flexible seating. It enables the sitter to take up various postures and positions. A bent plate on the side offers support, be it as arm rest or backrest, to hold on to, to rest on or place something. With its narrow seat, the TOOL CHAIR cultivates the habit of sitting on the edge of a chair. With its rounded sides and edges, it does not prescribe a sitting posture and allows the sitter to move in any direction.

On average we sit about 9.3 hours per day - much more than we stand, walk or lie. Sitting permanently in one position is unhealthy and sap one's energy. The TOOL CHAIR is to help the user remain concentrated, not for relaxing. On this chair you stay agile - you stand up and sit down again. The seat height is higher than usual to facilitate this. The TOOL CHAIR does not extrapolate immediately, but rather has to be discovered. This involvement increases the "potential for identification". Mostly the chair is not perceived indifferently, but surprises and provokes the user towards discovery.

The TOOL CHAIR is the result of the bachelor thesis on the subject of "Serial Production - a Restriction". In addition to the theme of agile seating, the project’s focus was the precise multiplication of a product with the tools of university’s workshop. The concept and design were continually tested and adapted with serial production in mind.

The restriction was taken as a chance for simplicity and clarity. The design is characterized by straight wooden slats which are just cutted in a special angle and glued afterwards. Tools for the reproduction of components were built in order to manufacture several chairs in a standardised process."

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THE BOW TIE CHAIR BY GRIDESIGN STUDIO

Bamboo is one of the symbols of the Taiwanese culture. This product utilizes the flexibility and strength of Taiwanese bamboo to perform a brand-new style of modern furniture. Constructed by heating laminated bamboo several times, to give its curved shape. 

The chair offers users of experience of comfort and good ventilation, with two storage areas on both sides.Taiwan-based Gridesign Studio and founder Scott Lin have chosen two types of shades, smoked and unsmoked bamboo color. 

This Tie chair looks more like a fashion accessory and sculpture, than ordinary chair.

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BERTOIA LOOM CHAIR BY CLEMENT BRAZILLE

"Bertoia Loom Chair" is an interpretation of the iconic creations of designer Harry Bertoia. Materials: corduroy, linen, Cashemere wool, cotton . Unique pieces A model usually found at Knoll in 1955. Originally equipped with its Leather cake, she defined as a booster chair. Now it is just as suited to a workspace, reading or relaxation.

Explains Brazille, “Like a loom, dress each chair with noble fabric making them unique and customizable pieces. Weaving also quickly shows its benefits. Once weaved the chairs become very comfortable and invite us to sit.”

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CHAIR NO.14 BY MICHAEL THONET

Since 1859, when chair No. 14 was first introduced, more than 50 million units have been sold all over the world. It is made using a unique steam-bending technology, known as bentwood, that required years to perfect. With its affordable price and simple design, it became one of the best-selling chairs ever made.  Thonet's No. 14 was made of six pieces of steam-bent wood, ten screws, and two nuts. The wooden parts were made by heating beechwood slats to 100 °C (212 °F), pressing them into curved cast-iron moulds, and then drying them at around 70 °C (158 °F) for 20 hours.^[3] The chairs could be mass-produced by unskilled workers and disassembled to save space during transportation, an idea similar to flat pack IKEA furniture.

Thanks to its low weight, attractive price and legendary strength, this chair quickly found its place in the cafes of Vienna, earning the nickname the "café chair".

When Michael Thonet first introduced his ‘Consumsessel Nr. 14’ in Vienna in 1859, he could have had no idea that it would become the chair with the highest production run of all time. Since then, the chair, is made of solid bentwood and has been in continuous production by Michael Thonet’s descendants at the firm’s headquarters in Frankenberg, Germany. 

Developed specifically to appeal and be affordableby to broad levels of the population, it was to launch Thonet's international reputation in the 19th century. Today, the company is run by the fifth generation of the Thonet family, direct descendents of Michael Thonet, in Frankenberg in North Hesse, Germany, Thonet's head office.

The chair can be found the world over – in private dwellings or in public buildings – in Asia, Australia, Africa, North- and South America and, of course, in Europe.

Often mispronounced "Tho-nay" the name is pronounced "toe-net" with a hard beginning and ending t.

Chair No 14, today known as 214, is still produced by Thonet.

Triplette Chair by Paul Menand

The Triplette Chair of French designer Paul Menand takes a complete new approach to the stackable chair concept! Remember when you had to stack or conveniently ‘nest’ each chair on top of each other? Well, forget about that! Triplette chair lucratively hides one of its core characteristics – the series is totally stackable – and lends an air of mystery. The chairs flawlessly connect, creating functional sitting. The 3-in-1 Triplette chair design allows for more flexibility without costing any storage space. So pop-up one chair off the stack and amaze your guests with your magic space saving tricks, reveal the second, and by the stoke of a magic wand, a third chair will appear before their eyes as well! That definitely makes you the‘space saving fairy,’ and all your guests will be talking about your magical stackable Triplette chairs all night long!

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STRAW STOOL BY JUAN CAPPA

Designer Juan Cappa has created the Straw Stool, available in a large and small size, it’s made made from straw, plywood and metal.

V1 CHAIR BY STUDIO ODESD2

The V1 chair is designed by Ukraine studio ODESD2 and it`s made of aluminium, felt, chenille, flock, hollow fiber, plywood materials. 

The acoustic atmosphere of the chair`s internal volume allows you to concentrate in your own thoughts and private space. The nonwoven felt material absorbs most of the sounds and the large cushion helps you to enjoy your relaxation. The V1 one chair gives you enough space to sit alone and together.