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Design What

Design What featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Gis

Gis is a three legged wooden chair with bronze feet and is carved out from two walnut logs with exquisite craftsmanship to seem as a sculpture. The wood knots and scars are remained exposed to give the objects a special characteristic. Despite its uncanny appearance, Gis is ergonomic due to the careful design of curves and angles. The design is an exploration of solid wood possibilities and also is a walk on the edge of Art and Design, Beauty and Function.

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Guardians

The Guardians is a limited-edition line of furniture inspired by black panthers. The chairs are designed to be ergonomic and comfortable in mind which is produced by a state of the art 3d printing system combined with fiberglass technology and handcrafting for the final refinements. This project is designed to encourage the sense of thinking, reasoning, and not simply disregarding the events and the world around. Also, It makes an emotional connection between the users and animals by its design.

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Leaf

This armchair is inspired by the sinuous and light lines of nature, mainly of a leaf. The design is simple but effective and thanks to the production technology of the curved plywood and the specific shape, the armchair will be able to flex slightly according to who sits and the weight of the person. In the upper part there is a comfortable shelf for magazines or books or any other items within reach during a small rest on the leaf armchair.

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Modern Chinese

Inspired by traditional Chinese armchair and Marcel Breuers's No. B33 chair, the Modern Chinese armchair seeks to disrupt the world of furniture design. By utilizing the CNC process technique, this chair is able to preserve the look of a traditional Chinese armchair but overcome the typical construction process, where wood pieces had to be connected through woodworking joints. Instead of the usual angular shape, the modern armchair possess a fluid and seamless form, mimicking the artistry and beauty of calligraphy strokes.

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Delirios

Delirios is an armchair that uses both craftwork and digital ways of production. Its basis was digitally designed using parametric waffle programming, which is a kind of 3D modeling that creates a flow structure made with fittings, while the backrest and seat is made from craftwork production. This structure was digitally made by CNC. While the upholstered rests by the basis, as the basis touches the floor through four points of support. The chair came from the desire to experiment with digital technologies together with artisanal methods.

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Bada

A chair that allows you to fix your posture through the discomfort. Modern people spend a lot of time sitting. Sitting for a long period of time causes various lower back problems. Therefore, you need to change your posture regularly while you are sitting. Bada is a chair that allows you to be able to fix your posture through discomfort. As the users' sitting positions turn into a bad posture, their bodies will slide slowly, then they will be forced to change their posture. As a result, the designed discomfort feeling is able to help the users stay in a healthy and correct sitting posture.

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