Industrial design graduate Andrey Grishko of new Tel Aviv studio AndreyAndShay has designed a machine for printing furniture and products by winding resin-soaked thread round a mould (+ movie).
The Woven Furniture is made by passing fibreglass thread through a pot of pigmented resin, before it’s pulled around the mould by a computer-controlled arm. Once cured, the mould can be removed to leave a shell for a lampshade or stool.
“Open source and 3D printing are a part of a growing set of tools that allow today’s designer operate as a micro-manufacturer that defines his own conditions for producing his products,” says Grishko.
“This method enables the design of thin, lightweight, strong and duplicable products,” he adds. For his graduation project, the designer used the system to create a range of table lamps and stools.
Polish design studio Beza Projekt has created a range of joints for DIY furniture that resemble plasters from a first-aid kit.
The Patch Project by Beza Projekt consists of crosses and strips made from sheet metal with five holes at each tip to accommodate screws.
Each one is bent in a different way to form a range of angles when used to join standard sections of softwood from a hardware store.
The components are finished in red so they become a stand-out feature of the resulting furniture, rather than technical details to be hidden away.
“There is no need to install them evenly,” say the designers. “Chaos is incorporated into their design, so you can spontaneously form constructions where the technical component is also a decorative one.”
“Usually these details are considered extremely technical,” they continue.
“We suggest that they are the most important element of the furniture and construction. By material, finish, shape and colour they interact and define the character of the furniture.”
To demonstrate the system they’ve built a work station based on a pirate ship, shown here with their Pole Chair made of cork.
Beza Projekt comprises designers Anna Łoskiewicz-Zakrzewska, Zofia Strumiłło-Sukiennik and Tomasz Korzewski.
Nir Meiri’s new Slim collection features furniture and light objects that follow the same skinny morphology. Users can admire the traditional construction through exposed joints and visible connections between the raw wood legs and tabletops. A perfect compliment to the minimal table structures, desktop lamps adapted specifically for the series give the illusion of continuation in the legs and expand upwards to illuminate the surface.
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News: the three-legged, leaf-shaped side table that sparked a revolution in self-assembly furniture over 60 years ago is returning to Ikea stores next month.
Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea is relaunching the 1956 Lövet table, which they have re-engineered and renamed Lövbacken.
The original design was conceived when Ikea designer Gillis Lundgren was unable to fit the table in his car. By sawing off the legs, Lundgren inadvertently created flat-pack furniture.
Emily Birkin, country sales manager for Ikea UK and Ireland, said that customers are increasingly interested in buying furniture with a story attached to it. “We decided to bring back a popular piece that not only comes steeped in history but combines retro styling with modern convenience,” she said.
“We wanted to pay tribute to the timeless appeal of the original Lövet whilst retaining its simple and practical assembly,” Birkin added.
1956 IKEA catalogue featuring the Lövet table
The brown Lövebacken table features a leaf-shaped tabletop made from poplar veneer and has three detachable beech legs with gold-coloured accents on the feet. It measures 77 centimetres in length, 39 centimetres wide and stands at a height of 51 centimetres.
The table returns to stores in the UK, Netherlands and other select countries from August 2013.
Return of the Table that started the “flatpack revolution”
IKEA brings back the company’s first piece of Flatpack Furniture with launch of LÖVBACKEN side table
Home furnishings company IKEA, is re-launching the original piece of furniture that kick-started the flatpack revolution. The LÖVBACKEN side table, originally sold by IKEA as the LÖVET in 1956, will be making a come-back into stores in August 2013 as the new IKEA catalogue is sent to 13,157,000 households in the UK.
The LÖVBACKEN takes its inspiration from the LÖVET or ‘the leaf’, the company’s first product to be sold in a flat pack rather than fully-assembled. Almost 60 years on, the table has been redeveloped and re-issued by IKEA as the LÖVBACKEN, enabling everyone to own a piece of design history.
Created by the same team responsible for the main IKEA range – which now numbers 9,500 different products – and of which there are 90 occasional (or side tables) tables, LÖVBACKEN is faithful to the original design right down to its measurements. One tweak to the design will see the original use of jacaranda for the first LÖVET table top replaced with a stained poplar veneer on MDF for the LÖVBACKEN.
Whilst photography of the original LÖVET exists, the original designs were thought to be have been missing until IKEA designers rediscovered them in the company’s archives.
According to IKEA folklore the LOVET was being used in an IKEA catalogue photography session but its three-legged, leaf shape proved too cumbersome for designer Gillis Lundgren to fit into the car. To solve this, Lundgren sawed off the legs and, at that moment started a flatpack, self-assembly revolution.
The LÖVBACKEN side table captures the beauty of mid-century modern with its poplar veneer patterned table top and skinny solid beech legs tipped with gold-coloured foil. At 51 cm high, it’s just the right size to pair with an armchair or alongside a sofa.
Emily Birkin, Country Sales Manager, IKEA UK and Ireland said:
“Most people will have a piece of furniture that they’ve either built or put together somewhere in their house. But until now, not many will know the incredible story about how it all began with a simple little table.
“We know from our research that people are becoming more and more interested in buying pieces of furniture that have a story attached to them, so we decided to bring back a popular piece that not only comes steeped in history but combines retro styling with modern convenience.
“We wanted to pay tribute to the timeless appeal of the original LÖVET whilst retaining its simple and practical assembly. By working together with our customers and enabling them to be a part of the production process, we’re able to make good design affordable to everyone. Now everyone can own a design classic.”
The LÖVBACKEN is part of the IKEA 2014 range and is available for just £40 in tinted, clear lacquered poplar veneer. The new range launches in the new IKEA catalogue in August 2013.
Product news: this chair by Milan design studio Skrivo features layers of thin cushions based on children’s story The Princess and the Pea.
The Stack chair by Skrivo for Italian brand Contempo Italia was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, in which a princess proves her royal status because she’s sensitive enough to be disturbed by a pea in her bed despite many layers of mattresses.
“The concept behind the Stack easy chair comes from the idea of having cushions in constant motion that look like they have been stacked randomly on top of each other,” says Skrivo.
The overlapping cushions can be mixed and matched in a wide variety of fabrics and leathers. “The cheerful effect of the overlapping upholstered cushions that sit on a metal frame conveys the idea of stability, comfort and aesthetic delightfulness reminiscent of childhood memories,” the designers explain.
The backrest is bolted to two upright metal tubes in a contrasting colour, which bend and slot through four wooden legs to create side rails under the seat.
At the end of a clothes washing machine’s lifespan, we have no problem leaving the old thing out on the curb. What’s it good for anyway, right? Wrong! Did you know that inside your old washer is a chair…or 2… or 3??!! Taking repurposed material to a whole new level, Tony Grigorian shares his “I Used to be a Washing Machine” project with us and shows YOU how to DIY your own chairs from washing machine scrap. Check out the vid to see how it’s done!
Product news: this modular shelving is built from tessellating coffin-shaped blocks that can also be used as stools or tables.
Designed by British designers Jack Godfrey Wood and Tom Ballhatchet for furniture brand Movisi, the Build shelving is made from a series of identical units that tesselate in various orientations.
The lightweight system is made from expanded polypropylene, which Movisi claim is completely non-toxic. “Build is stylish, functional, 100% recyclable and actually safe enough to eat,” says brand founder Natascha Stojanovic.
Triangular clips slot into the backs of each module to hold them together, making it easy to create various freestanding assemblies.
When dismantled, the shelving can be used as temporary seating, individual transport boxes, or as small tables.
The Build shelves come in either smooth black or textured white finishes.
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