Aluminium armchair (Gerrit Rietveld), Paper Bone Chair (Joris Laarman), Bone Chair (Joris Laarman)
Armchair (Aluminium chair), design 1942
made by Wim Rietveld (1924-1985) & Egbert Rietveld (1915-1981)
aluminium, 1960
The construction of this experimental armchair reflects Gerrit Rietveld's quest to create a chair from a single piece. With the exception of the conical back legs, the entire chair has been folded from one plate of aluminium. The perforations with narrow, curled back edges make the material stronger and the chair lighter in weight. This specimen was made as a study model for students of architecture in Delft.
Paper Bone Chair
manufactured by Habith Modell- & formenbau GMBH
paper, 2006
The paper study model for the Bone Chair is composed of sheets of paper, joined together layer by layer. Each layer was printed by a computer. A three-dimensional computer model was used as the starting point for this laminated object manufacturing process, which is a form of rapid prototyping.
Bone Chair
made by Phil Verdult
cast aluminium, 2006
Like Rietveld's aluminium Armchair, the Bone Chair is an experimental piece of furniture. Computer software from the automobile industry was used in its design and production. This software is based on growth models for bones and calculates how to achieve the strongest construction with the minimum amount of material. The form of the chair shows how forces can be absorbed in an organic fashion.
Aluminium armchair (Gerrit Rietveld), Paper Bone Chair (Joris Laarman), Bone Chair (Joris Laarman)
Armchair (Aluminium chair), design 1942
made by Wim Rietveld (1924-1985) & Egbert Rietveld (1915-1981)
aluminium, 1960
The construction of this experimental armchair reflects Gerrit Rietveld's quest to create a chair from a single piece. With the exception of the conical back legs, the entire chair has been folded from one plate of aluminium. The perforations with narrow, curled back edges make the material stronger and the chair lighter in weight. This specimen was made as a study model for students of architecture in Delft.
Paper Bone Chair
manufactured by Habith Modell- & formenbau GMBH
paper, 2006
The paper study model for the Bone Chair is composed of sheets of paper, joined together layer by layer. Each layer was printed by a computer. A three-dimensional computer model was used as the starting point for this laminated object manufacturing process, which is a form of rapid prototyping.
Bone Chair
made by Phil Verdult
cast aluminium, 2006
Like Rietveld's aluminium Armchair, the Bone Chair is an experimental piece of furniture. Computer software from the automobile industry was used in its design and production. This software is based on growth models for bones and calculates how to achieve the strongest construction with the minimum amount of material. The form of the chair shows how forces can be absorbed in an organic fashion.