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Product news: these A-shaped stools by Japanese studio Torafu Architects slot together to make a bench.

Torafu Architects used basic 2×4 planks of red cedar to make the AA Stools, cutting them at an angle to form trestle-like structures.

Each narrow stool can be paired with another to make a wider seat, or joined in sequence to make a bench of any length.

The stools also pack flat for storage and transportation.

They were made in collaboration with Ishinomaki Laboratory, a community centre established by designers in the wake of the 2011 tsunami.

An auto repair shop in Tokyo, a concrete house designed for a resident in a wheelchair and a shelf with a secret drawer that opens with magnets are among the other projects by the architects we’ve featured – see all our stories about Torafu Architects.

Other stools we’ve featured on Dezeen lately include a three-legged design inspired by a Russian satellite and one with interlocking legs like a puzzle.

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Photographs are by Fuminari Yoshitsugu.

Here’s some more information from Torafu:

AA Stool

Following “skydeck”, this product is the second item made in collaboration with Ishinomaki Laboratory, which is ‘a place of creating something new’ for the community, established by designers and others in Ishinomaki City of Miyagi Prefecture.

AA Stool is a simple stool made of 2×4 wood modules where the legs are cut at a slightly diagonal angle at both ends. Combining these leg pieces together allows the stool to stand, and at the same time provides support for the seat of the stool.

 A set is composed of two stools, which can be integrated together into one unit. It can be separated into individual stools as required for visitors’ use or for within small spaces.

Stacking and lining up the stools lets the seat gradually become wider, yet it remains as compact as it can possibly be.

 At a height of 560mm, the seat is a little higher than usual chairs, which allows for a comfortable upright sitting position. It is also convenient for those who work sitting on a stool. 

From the side, the stool looks like the letter ‘A’. Whether you are stacking or separating the stools, you can find a new use each time as your imagination lets you.

Principle use: PRODUCT
Manufacturer: Ishinomaki laboratory
Material: Canadian red cedar
Size: W280xD410 (320 for each separated stool) x H560
Design period: 2012.09-10
Production period: 2012.09-10

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We’re loving this gothic-influenced stool, appropriately named… Venom. It looks more like a creature out of a bizarre Tim Burton world than a piece of furniture! In designing it, Jurmol Yao experimented with various surface changes to the carbon fiber material and ultimately utilized origami folds to achieve its sci-fi style. It’s a little menacing and a lot futuristic, perfect for those with modern spaces that aren’t afraid of something a little scary and wild.

Designer: Jurmol Yao

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News: Dieter Rams (pictured), the former head of design at Braun, has made furniture brand Vitsœ the exclusive worldwide licencee of his complete collection of furniture designs.

Vitsœ has produced Dieter Rams’ furniture designs, notably the 606 Universal Shelving System (below), since it was established by Niels Vitsœ and Otto Zapf in Germany in 1959, but this new decision allows the international furniture manufacturer to sell Rams’ complete portfolio of furniture designs.

“Vitsœ’s disciplined business practices and manufacturing intelligence are in true alignment with the values of my design,” commented Rams. “Vitsœ’s growing international presence and continued commitment to the constant improvement of my products ensure that my furniture is in the best hands for the years ahead.”

The first new productions of Rams’s original furniture will be launched in 2013.

Above: Rams’ 621 Side Table

Dezeen previously recorded a podcast with Rams at London’s Design Museum, where he talked to Vitsœ managing director Mark Adams about an exhibition of his work at the museum – see more stories about Dieter Rams.

The Braun BN0076 digital watch, based on the classic DW30 timepiece originally designed by Rams in 1978, is currently available to buy from Dezeen Watch Store.

Above: Rams’ 620 Chair

Photographs are courtesy of Vitsœ, except the portrait of Rams, which is by Abisag Tüllmann.

Here’s the press release from Vitsœ:

Dieter Rams grants Vitsœ exclusive worldwide licence to his original furniture designs

Vitsœ, the international furniture manufacturer and retailer, is pleased to announce that it becomes the exclusive worldwide licensee of Dieter Rams’s complete collection of original furniture designs with effect from 1 January 2013.

Established by Niels Vitsœ and Otto Zapf near Frankfurt, Germany in 1959, Vitsœ has produced the furniture designs of Dieter Rams ever since, in particular, the 606 Universal Shelving System. Today, with a growing international team in a variety of worldwide locations, Vitsœ has pioneered selling directly to its customers in more than 50 countries and is renowned for its single-minded commitment to responsible design.

Dieter Rams, formerly head of design at Braun, is regarded as one of the most influential industrial designers of the twentieth century. Having recently celebrated his 80th birthday, Rams commented: “Vitsœ’s disciplined business practices and manufacturing intelligence are in true alignment with the values of my design. This makes Vitsœ the ideal partner to present my products worldwide and it is for this reason that I have given Vitsœ the licence to sell not only the 606 Universal Shelving System but my complete portfolio of furniture designs in Germany and throughout the world. In addition, Vitsœ’s growing international presence and continued commitment to the constant improvement of my products ensure that my furniture is in the best hands for the years ahead.”

Vitsœ is developing new production of Rams’s original furniture, the first of which will be launched in 2013.

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