Remolten N°1: Revolution Series by Gt_2P

Great things to people have launched their new furniture collection.
The collection is called "Remolten N°1: Revolution Series”.
Their idea is to recreate the natural phenomenon of melting lava in new controlled way.
The Chilean design studio says:

"In nature lava rebuilds its surrounding landscape each time a volcano erupts. The volcanic lava covers and shapes its context, so it becomes a completely new landscape. Therefore, it is impossible to recognize the preexistent singularities; they are destroyed and a new strong beauty is created.
What if we can recreate that phenomena but control it?
What if we can still recognize the preexistent nature that the lava covered with the expression of that new strong beauty?"

And so they created the first series of prototypes called "Remolten Revolution".
By changing temperature they produced different lava expressions, the results were rough, smooth and dripped shapes. This natural handmade process produced unique pieces.

pictures by Aryeh Kornfeld

Best stools made of cork

Hello today I would like to show you my favorite examples of Stools made of cork.

Let us pay little attention to this wonderful material.

Cork is composed of suberin, a hydrophobic substance and, because of its impermeable, buoyant, elastic, and fire retardant properties, it is used in a variety of products, the most common of which is wine stoppers. The montado landscape of Portugal produces approximately half of cork harvested annually worldwide.

Once the trees are about 25 years old the cork is traditionally stripped from the trunks every nine years, with the first two harvests generally producing lower quality cork. The trees live for about 300 years.

The cork industry is generally regarded as environmentally friendly.Cork production is generally considered sustainable because the cork tree is not cut down to obtain cork; only the bark is stripped to harvest the cork.[5] The tree continues to live and grow. The sustainability of production and the easy recycling of cork products and by-products are two of its most distinctive aspects.

1.The Boet Stools designed by Note Design Studio

2.This stool designed by Sputnik Estudio




3.The SIT’ABIT Jr. cork stool, designed by Paulo Costa for PLY&co.




4.The CC Series, designed by Joop Couwenberg




5.The Pushpin stool, designed by Kenyon Yeh for COOIMA



6.The Corkdrop Stool, designed by Skram Furniture



7.The Sway Stool, designed by Daniel Michalik Furniture Design




8.TORONTO Stool designed by IN-TENTAand Daniela Seminara



9.The SCRW Stool, designed by Manuel Welsky





10.Eroded Stools designed by I M Lab

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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KYOTO CHAIR BY DMITRY KOZINENKO

"The idea of a chair is inspired by the ancient Japanese culture. It is a combination of ancient traditions and crafts ultramodern forms. "

Fine structure of hosting colorful metal seat and back all connected curves in this back room, coming tighten and stiffen the assembly as a traditional Japanese knot certain outfits.

More information for Dmitry Kozinenko 

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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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