PROOFFLab » chair http://www.proofflab.com Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:13:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 KAde Chair http://www.proofflab.com/2-3-furniture/kade-chair/ http://www.proofflab.com/2-3-furniture/kade-chair/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:57:15 +0000 http://proofflab.wordpress.com/?p=338 By: Studio Makkink & Bey
Commissioned by: Kunsthal KAde Amersfoort
Year: 2008
The KAdE Chair is a combined quotation to the straightforward rational designs by Gerrit Rietveld and a curvy icon by Charles and Ray Eames and was made for art space Kunsthal KAdE. A strong contrast in color, material and design, between the base and the seat brings attention to these two references. The swiveling seats with small table tops enable the visitor to work at a miniature desk or just politely turn away from someone who’s to close for comfort. A group of four KAdE chairs makes one bigger table. The contrasting design hybrid fits the wish for social engagement and for privacy. It encourages active sitting and invites the user to move around in the chair. As Rietveld used to say in defense of his angular designs: “To sit is a verb”.

 

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By: Studio Makkink & Bey
Year: 2009

 

Public becomes private

What happens when furniture is designed while keeping in mind the idea that it should behave like a room?

It produces the result of a private domain which lives comfortably within a public space, a proper resting place in the middle of it all, a flexible & social meeting ground that can exist almost anywhere. For example, when a chair has been designed with a proper height and is built with a rounded aesthetic the result is a well resolved acoustic EarChair that lets you be yourself in your own personal space. Add another one of these to the equation and suddenly you have created a room within a room.

It is here, in open public space, where you can have a personal conversation, make a telephone call or listen privately to what you choose. The integrated arm-rest table of the EarChair also offers a personalized place for you to simply enjoy your coffee, write your notes, or even work on your laptop. No matter how many chairs or how big the room actually is, the EarChair’s unique variations of colour and fabric choice of the EarChair allow for every room to take on its own personal character.

 

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