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 		135 Dec 26, 2008
By: bou118
Title: Au Chair
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The simplicity of the W Lounge Chair combines the warmth of wood and white leather into a creative piece. The inset of the w can be pulled out and becomes additional seating, and the void area doubles as a storage space. Curvy surfaces accommodate human comfort and provide a sense of luxury. Dimensions – Width 24 – Height 31 – Seat Height 15.5 Clarity is a simple and elegant club chair useful for a variety of settings. The contemporary design easily stands out as an individual piece or works well in multiples. Clarity provides a relaxing seating position while maintaining proper lumbar support not often found in club chairs. Clarity is built using variety of eco-friendly products: The chair shell and arms are assembled using layers of birch plywood glued together with a non-toxic and solvent free wood glue and covered in santos palisander veneer. Both woods are sourced from sustainably managed forests. The frame is made of recycled steel that can be either powder coated or coated using a PVD process that will achieve an eco-friendly chrome-like finish. To wrap things up, the seat cushion is covered in Greenguard Certified white Edleman leather. Jot You wait. You text. You talk. You make notes. You take a minute to gather your thoughts. Jot is a system of lounge seating with an integral tablet surface. Lounge and waiting areas are where we open our laptops, check our messages, hold short conversations and make notes. Tablet chairs today are like economy coach seats on an airplane. The sides are tight, the tablet folds over and the table surface is a contrasting material to the body of the chair making it feel like a visual afterthought. Jot is first class seating; open on one side for easy entry. No need to move your things to get out of the seat. Jot’s tablet flows from the sides and bottom wood material creating one integrated feel. The upholstered seat cushion wraps from the perpendicular direction. The play between the symmetrical cushion and the asymmetrical wood frame leads the user to the open side. Place a left and right unit together at the tablet end for a larger surface and two people can work together (lower left picture). Place a left and right unit together at the open end for a more traditional symmetrical couch (lower center picture). Jot’s relaxed asymmetrical design creates a comfortable, effective and practical solution to the lounge / waiting area. Jot details: - 28” wide x 28” deep x 30” high - 9.6” deep by 11.3” wide integral writing surface - right & left units - to be offered in a variety of sustainably developed wood and upholstery - chrome metal legs to reflect the floor and help “float” the contrasting asymmetrical wood and upholstered seat Jot is a fresh approach to the need for full time tablet surfaces in lounge seating. Bold components give the Y Shift Chair a strong visual presence. The bent red oak segments have tight bends that contrast with the undulating visual softness of the clear plastic pieces that make up the seat and back. These clear pieces also have incredible strength, but still remain flexible and provide a mild spring action when a person sits. The aesthetic of the chair relies heavily on the strong visual vocabulary of the wood structure, while the physical comfort of the chair relies entirely on the contoured plastic of the seat and back. The two serve contrary purposes and the chosen materials are paradoxical, yet they come together confidently in a product that celebrates their differences. This chair also serves as a transitional piece in the overall context of furniture and product design. In the midst of our ecological predicament, society and culture are slowly shifting toward a more sustainable future; the Y Shift Chair fully embraces the capabilities of both sustainable and unsustainable materials. Red oak is one of the most sustainable types of wood available because of its abundance, while the effects of plastic are harsher on the environment. The chair thereby establishes itself in the shift currently taking place, as a bridge between our unsustainable past and our sustainable future.
Title: W Lounge Chair
By: cococaki
Rating: 3.15
Comments: 2
 		Title: Clarity
By: Ross McCoy Designs
Rating: 3.49
Comments: 5
 		Title: Jot
By: rick
Rating: not rated
Comments: 0
 		Title: Y Shift Chair
By: Louie
Rating: 4.91
Comments: 24

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