Sunday, December 6, 2009

Camouflage Armchair by Emiliano Godoy

Camouflage Armchair by Emiliano Godoy

This Camouflage low armchair is designed by Mexican designer Emiliano Godoy for the Mexico City based manufacturer Pirwi.

“Camouflage” is a low armchair made in Oriented Strand Board (OSB). The material is surfaced with a stained-black veneer, and has oversized lateral panels that partly hide the user. These panels feature a carved camouflage pattern that emphasizes the trench-like character of the piece, but at the same time expose the OSB beneath.

Camouflage Armchair by Emiliano Godoy

Many board materials, such as particleboard, OSB and plywood, are commonly used for tabletops, back panels and other furniture components. They are however, rarely left visible, as manufacturers cover every exposed edge or face with wood veneer, plastic laminates or paint. This is one of many techniques used to hide the fact that cheaper or less traditional materials are used, pretending that the piece is something more expensive or refined.



However, engineered wood boards are generally a better choice in environmental terms because a larger proportion of the tree wood ends up in the finished product and they’re made from fast-growing, harvested softwood forests. OSB is particularly good in these terms, as it can be made with certified wood and low-VOC adhesives.



“Camouflage” values these materials for their environmental and aesthetic particularities. As a window of truth, the carved texture denounces the misguiding veneering of particleboards with seemingly elegant wood textures, and open the discussion for the birth of new aesthetics using new materials.

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Lilium Sofa and Chair by Victor Boëda



This Lilium Sofa and soft couch with a floral line is designed by french designer Victor Boëda. The Lilium sofa was designed for the Paris based furniture manufacturer Steiner.



From the french designer, Victor Boëda :

Lilium is a soft couch with a floral line. An assemblage of three sheets, one per function: seat, kidney-level support & back-rest.


IKO seating design by Monsieur+Madame Design



This cool round and comfortable IKO seating design is created by French designers Cécile Makowski and Pierre Schwenke of Monsieur+Madame Design.



The IKO seat was designed for the Paris based manufacturer, Steiner.


Saturday, October 3, 2009

Mariposa Chair by Kate Rider

Mariposa Chair by Kate Rider

This really nice chairs of Mariposa Chair was designed by Kate Rider, a recent graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. The mariposa chair mixes the feminine craft of lace making with the masculinity of metalwork.

Mariposa Chair by Kate Rider


Thursday, September 24, 2009

Ivy Chair by h220430 Design Studio



This artificial white color seating design ideas " Ivy Chair " was designed Satoshi Itasaka of the Japanese design studio h220430

From the designers:

While living in the city where nature was excluded to the utmost limit, we tend to forget the fact that we depend on the power of nature and we do not remember it until natural disaster strikes. However, I believe that we should always appreciate nature and pay respect to it essentially.



By this artificial white color, “ivy chair” is merged into daily life without a sense of incompatibility. “Ivy chair” will make you feel comfortable as if you were surrounded by trees and flowers, Whenever you sit down in the chair and it will give you the signal to think about nature over the function as a chair.




Via: Interior Decorating Ideas