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forest chair by johannes gille & jos kranen

published March 3, 2008 in dutch design and furniture | email | print


These beautiful chairs are created by designers Johannes Gille and Jos Kranen from The Netherlands. The roots of these chair, namedForest Chair, can be found within the “Volkskunst” a typical style witch developed itself over hundreds of years between the mountains of Tirol, Austria. Johannes and Jos have transformed the characteristics of that particular style into modern-time-objects, using industrial, reproducible ways. The aluminium back of the chair, for instance can be any decoration, whether its Tirol or New York City…


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  • C Mar 3, 2008 at 3:35 pm

    Form without function here. I cannot imagine what the backs of these chairs would do to clothing–imagine wearing a sweater and trying to get up from one of these chairs! :::snag:::



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