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These collapsible chairs by American design studio Pilot///Wave hang on the wall in an undulating line when they’re not in use. (+ movie).

Above: movie by Pilot///Wave

Pilot///Wave designers Matthew Burke and Kyle Kennedy, who are based in Portland, Oregon, came up with the L22 chairs for libLAB Taipei, a book shop and event space in Taiwan’s capital city.

Designed to take up as little space as possible when stored away, the 60 chairs hang perpendicular to a 30-metre wall on special brackets.

“The unique storage system also serves as an art installation when the chairs are not in use,” say the designers. “The chairs appear as though they are dancing along a gentle curve.”

Each chair, made of birch plywood and aluminium, unfolds loosely and is fixed in place by slotting its back legs into its square base.

Other folding chairs we’ve featured on Dezeen include one made from reclaimed wooden broom handles and another that doubles as a coat hanger.

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Photographs are by Emily Wang.

Here’s some more information from the designers:

We were asked by libLAB Taipei to design and fabricate 60 chairs for the L22 event space.

Because libLAB is a space for story telling [through food, retail, and events] we wanted to create not just a group of chairs, but an installation that was a story in itself in three parts.

Spatial restrictions meant that the chairs needed to be collapsible when not in use and take up as little room as possible along a 30M wall.

Through rigorous prototyping we developed a solution that allowed the chairs to unfold and be stored hanging along the wall, allowing the chairs to appear as though they are dancing along a gentle curve.

The wall mounting brackets provide the third piece of the story. As the chairs are removed from the wall, the brackets reveal themselves in staccato rhythm and add a sinewy decoration to the room.

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Admittedly, I wasn’t sure what I was looking at when I first saw this design by Streng, but I think that’s just a part of its appeal & exactly what I like about it so much. The metal Meme stool gives the illusion of heaviness but is actually one continuous surface of lightweight aluminum sheet that’s handmade using a metal-turning process. Using interlocking top & bottom components, the user can stack or group multiples together to create unique sculptural arrangements. Check out the vid to see how it’s made!

Designer: Streng

Streng Meme from streng on Vimeo.

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Product news: German furniture brand e15 has launched re-editions of a chair, sofa, daybed and stackable side table designed by German modernist Ferdinand Kramer in the first half of the twentieth century (+ slideshow).

The four pieces are being presented by e15 at trade fair imm cologne this week.

Among them is the FK09 Westhausen sofa, designed by Ferdinand Kramer in 1926 as part of the major New Frankfurt housing programme. The grey sofa is divided into three seats and comes with either solid oak or walnut feet.

Also dating from 1926 is the FK10 Weissenhof armchair, created for a Mies van der Rohe apartment in the influential Die Wohnung exhibition of modernist interiors. The grey armchair has a wide, deep seat and also comes with either solid oak or walnut feet.

The FK11 Senckenburg daybed was designed in 1952 for Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt am Main, and has a wedge-shaped headrest that folds up into an armrest.

The FK12 FortyForty, designed in 1945, is a stackable side table in powder-coated steel. Removable and invertible trays in coloured steel or marble fit into the top and bottom of the frame, allowing it to be stacked up to five tables high.

The first eight pieces of the Ferdinand Kramer collection, including chairs, stools and a coffee table, were presented by e15 in Milan in April last year.

Born in 1898 in Frankfurt, Kramer was a key modernist architect and functionalist designer. He worked with architect and civic planner Ernst May on the New Frankfurt housing project and later became the director of building at the city’s Goethe University.

Other products from e15 we’ve featured on Dezeen include a collection of steel and marble side tables and a carved walnut jewellery case – see all our stories about e15.

Other designs launched at imm cologne this year include a DIY curtain kit by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and a ceramic lamp by Benjamin Hubert – see all our stories from imm cologne.

Photographs are by Ingmar Kurth.

Here’s some more information from E15:

At imm cologne 2013, e15 debuts four further re-editions by the renowned modernist German architect and designer Ferdinand Kramer.

Coinciding with his 115th anniversary, e15 is proud to further expand the exceptional Ferdinand Kramer® collection with four re-editions, all of which emphasise the clear and confident design aesthetic of the German modernist architect.

Working closely with Kramer’s family and the archives, e15 introduces the upholstered Sofa 
FK09 Westhausen and armchair FK10 Weissenhof from 1926 as well as the daybed FK11 Senckenberg from 1952, representing Ferdinand Kramer’s original and enduring design sensibility. The flexible and stackable side table FK12 Fortyforty from 1945 sets individual accents with its playful possibilities.

Ferdinand Kramer collection by e15

Sofa FK09 Westhausen, 1926

Designed in 1926 for private residences as part of the significant ‘New Frankfurt’ housing programme, the sofa FK09 Westhausen represents Ferdinand Kramer’s visionary and enduring design aesthetic. Its straight lines and generous proportions convey a composed and inviting character for the upholstered sofa, thus allowing for application in diverse environments. Divided into three seats and with continuous back upholstery, superior wave springs ensure ample seating comfort. The sofa FK09 WESTHAUSEN is available with solid oak or walnut feet.

Armchair FK10 Weissenhof, 1926

Designed in 1926 for the Hausrat GmbH, the armchair FK10 Weissenhof is an unmistakable example of Ferdinand Kramer’s visionary and concise design ability. With its clear and confident lines the upholstered armchair is generously proportioned with a wide, deep seat. In 1927, Ferdinand Kramer was commissioned to plan two interiors of the legendary ‘Weissenhofsiedlung’ and specified the armchair FK10 Weissenhof for one of the apartments designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the internationally significant Werkbund exhibition, ‘Die Wohnung’. Newly equipped with superior wave springs, FK10 Weissenhof is ideally suited for residential and contract use. Available with solid oak or walnut legs.

Daybed FK11 Senckenberg, 1952

Designed in 1952 as part of the furnishing for the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, the FK11 Senckenburg daybed is an extension of Ferdinand Kramer’s elegant and enduring upholstered furnitu- re series from 1926 with the sofa FK09 Westhausen and armchair FK10 Weissenhof. The wedge-shaped, upholstered headrest can be folded up into a rectangular armrest and accounts for the versatile charm of this daybed. Superior wave springs ensure seating or lying comfort. Available with solid oak or walnut legs.

Side table FK12 FortyForty, 1945
The flexible and stackable side table FK12 FortyForty in powder-coated steel is a significant example of Ferdinand Kramer’s fascination with variability and adaptability of multi-purpose furniture. Designed in 1945 during his time in America, the playful FK12 Fortyforty expresses lightness and elegance despite its strict geometrical shape. Removable and invertible trays for top and bottom of the frame in coloured steel or marble offer a multitude of possibilities and set individual accents. Stackable to up to five, the versatile character of the FK12 Fortyforty side table allows for an application in diverse environments, either as a stand-alone piece or also in combination with other furniture from the e15 collection.

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Product news: despite its name, this chair by Dutch designer Reinier de Jong is made from old wooden broom handles.

STEEL, which Reinier de Jong will launch at trade fair imm cologne next week, is made from the reclaimed handles of brooms, rakes, shovels and other tools.

The handles have acquired a darkened patina from years of use, but clean wood is visible where they’ve been cut.

The designer is also asking people to donate their old brooms to be made into chairs, and for each usable metre of wood donated he’ll give one euro to charity.

A second version of the chair has also been produced from new white handles.

We’ve featured a few projects by the same designer, including a yellow table with angular legs and a chair that can be used any way up.

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Photographs are by Peter van Dijk.

Here’s some more information from the designer:

Dutch designer Reinier de Jong presents a new chair named STEEL, surprisingly made of… wooden handles.

The chair will be on show together with a new version of the acclaimed REK bookcase and REK coffee table from January 14 to 20, 2013 in the stand of Reinier de Jong at the IMM Cologne.

Soil, rain, hands, air, sunlight. Used broom handles show traces of their former use by their patina. STEEL chair is made from handles of brooms, rakes, shovels etc. The chair gives the wood a third life after it has been taken from its original tree and turned into a tool handle. Another version of the chair is made from new, white handles.

The patina has formed itself around the handle like a new bark, as it were. Colour and texture depend on how and where the tool was used. Craftsmen in the Netherlands work the collected handles to turn them into a folding chair. New, clean wood becomes visible at the places where the wood is cut.

The cut-outs form a natural, concave shape where one gets in contact with the chair: the seat and the back rest. The chair has a simple and modest yet refined shape which reflects the everyday nature of its original components.

The STEEL chair is made of different types of wood (ramin, beech, ash), depending on the supply. You can also contribute to this chair. Donate your old wooden handles from brooms, rakes, shovels, flagpoles, banisters etc, as long as they are 28 or 29 mm in diameter.

For each usable metre of old handles, 1 euro will be donated to charity. Or you can donate your handles to have them turned into a chair for yourself. One chair contains approximately 10 metres of handles.

Along with the new STEEL chair, Reinier de Jong will also present both REK bookcase and REK coffee table at the IMM furniture fair in Cologne from January 14 to 20, 2013. A brand new version of the bookcase with recycled HPL will be on show. The Dewar Glassware and the Copper Lights by designer David Derksen will also be exhibited in the stand.

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