Nominee | Furniture Design | 2009

Plastic Back Chair

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The “Plastic Back Chair” was created as a diploma project at ECAL. Designed with the production of small series in mind, the chair is notable for its unusual combination of materials, a sophisticated structure and the resulting idiosyncracy of its formal appearance. While the lower frame has been welded together from aluminium profiles, the seat consists of a piece of aluminium sheet metal. The back of the chair, on the other hand, is made of polypropylene film. A fold along the upper edge, together with the special connection with the rest of the chair body, gives the thin film the tension it needs to provide reliable support for a seated person.

Comments of the nominators

Aluminium profile, aluminium sheet and polypropylene film have been combined in a chair of quite independent character. The convincing design and sophisticated execution make the project a complete success.

Raphaël von Allmen
ECAL Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne
www.raphaelvonallmen.com

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