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.

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ALONE CHAIR BY ZOOI DESIGN

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Unfolded Seats by Jule Waibel

The designer’s description

"The collection plays upon the idea of unfolding a stone. The rounds are crafted from 100% wool felt and folded so that they point like a cone at the top. The plush seats echo the round form of a boulder and are dyed a variety of earthy colors. Ornamental and comfortable, the designs have a natural, striking presence and contour to the user’s body."

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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.

Colibri by Markus Johansson for HansK

Markus Johansson has designed the Colibri chair for Swedish manufacturer HansK.
From the designer

"Colibri is inspired from Nordic stickback chairs into a contemporary modernist expression: easy-going and yet quite classical. Furthermore, Colibri empowers its proprietor whom can take part in the design. Choose from four different bases, four different seats in textile or bonded leather, four different backs, or opt for four different ones with armrests.

The finish is either white lacquered birch or dyed black elm, or opt for oiled natural or blonde oak. There is also an accompanying slender table with a border in massive oak and a durable table-top in melamine."

SELLA/SELLINO STOOLS BY BIBI DESIGN

"Bike saddle stool: Sella/Sellino Stools by bibi Design is simple seating, assembled from interlocking components, available in two heights, inspired by (and named in Italian from) the bicycle saddle. "

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COWRIE CHAIR BY MADE IN RATIO

Inspired by the lines of the sea shells, Made in Ratio designed the Cowrie chair by using Ash plywood and natural finish. As they said " The curvilinear forms are the result of an extensive research and innovation process that bridges the handmade with the digital. Sweeping lines are displayed in a gentle, single surface monocoque fold."

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In Between Chair by Sami Kallio for &Tradition

Designed by Sami Kallio and dubbed the In Between chair, it is made in ash and oak and comes with a crescent-shaped back and armrest that attaches to the seat through three wood veneer panels. It’s a beautiful clash between the industrial process of manufacturing and the traditional techniques that make us think of hand-crafted wooden furniture.

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