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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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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TWAIN CHAIRS BY MARINA LOTHIGIUS

Functional and stylish product, fresh from Sweden. Industrial and Product designer Marina Lothigius designed lovely furniture. With new way to stack, it is funny how two chairs appear from one standard chair dimensions. The prototype is made from solid ash, with dowel joints construction. 

 

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SERIES 7 CHAIRS BY ARNE JACOBSEN

Arne Jacobsen’s Series 7™ chairs are synonymous with the Fritz Hansen name and still remain one of the most sold chairs from the brand. The chair comes in nine different types of wood and a multitude of colors, along with a few variations like a swivel version, a bar stool, and one for children. Take a look at how this iconic chair is made…

TRI-TUBE CHAIR BY THINKK STUDIO

Y Chair by Tom Dixon

Dixon will launch the chair at The Dock in London next week during the London Design Festival, which runs from 14-22 September.

The one-piece seat and back of Y Chair is made of nylon strengthened with overlapping glass fibres, giving it strength and flexibility. The chair comes in black and white versions with the option of sled, swivel or wooden bases.

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