One look at this and you’ll want to grab a vat of melted butter. What happens when design goes head on with engineering?
Something beautiful and crustacean-like.
The collaboration between the two disciplines can yield some pretty amazing products and at ICFF, one of the largest contemporary furniture shows in North America. This year, there was a lot of that going around and the Lobster Chair from Lund and Paarmann is a perfect example to get our claws on. Imagine the conversation between the designer and the engineer on this product…
Designer: “I want the chair to look like an armadillo perched itself upon a thin, precarious blade of grass.”
Engineer: “Impossible, the laws of physics will never allow it!”
I have no idea if this conversation ever happened, but it’s fun to think so, at least that is what I hear in my head as I look at this beauty. Either way, the team did an outstanding job. The chair has soft Passion leather and a gorgeous Oak veneer. The intersection where the metal base meets the chair is seamless and the chair feels solid as you sit in it. Hats off!
Designers: Oluf Lund and Eva Paarmann. Made in Denmark by Verikon Furniture. Available through Strictly Design
Guest post by Bradley Derry. Man on the scene at ICFF 2010. Follow Bradley on Twitter.
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Love the wood, but not a fan of the base. It seems a little 90s whimsical. Interestingly enough, I apparently walked right past this this weekend and didn't even notice it.
what's wrong with whimsical.
I like the flat portion of the base in that it could be finished to match the flooring or even covered to make it look as it were coming right out of the surface.
It's me being picky, but I don't like the entire pivot and I don't like the way the base interacts with the chair. I don't see any advantage to the minimal connection to the chair. In fact, I think it's a missed opportunity to have fun with the interaction between the chair and the base.
But… that's why I didn't design this one…
And if I had issues with whimsical in general, I probably wouldn't follow your blog.
I think it's cool how the base interacts with the chair. It makes then entire product unusual. A real standout.
Interesting chair but out of curiosity, wanted to find the price… all I could find is a list of “agents” so I'm guessing it won't be showing-up at the local Walmart anytime soon
Regarding the base… it is interesting but having the pivot so far out makes me wonder how easy it is to “spin around” in it, if this is even possible.
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