Du bois 12 étudiants 12 chaises

: “Designed Legacy” Michael Warren

12 étudiants de la Royal College of Art pour la London Design Week nous présentent le fruit de leurs imaginations, 12 chaises fabriquées à partir d’essence de bois américains.

Dans une logique éco-durable, ces étudiants avaient comme défi de réaliser une chaise ou fauteuil entièrement réalisé en bois.

"Beeeench" Petter Thörne

"Solitude" Mary Argyrou

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“Under the leadership of tutors Sebastian Wrong (Established & Sons) and Harry Richardson (Committee), the use of wood as a material and its associated Life Cycle impacts have been added to the Design Products programme and the students have been set the challenge of designing a functional chair or seat in an American hardwood of their choice.

12 designs have been developed in to working prototypes with the help of Benchmark, internationally renowned for its craftsmanship in wood and long-standing relationship with designer Terence Conran.

The students camped out on Terence Conran’s lawn by night and descended on Benchmark’s workshops by day in early July where the company’s highly skilled craftsmen, led by owner Sean Sutcliffe, helped them turn their ideas into reality.”

"Floating Chair" Bobby Petersen i Tom Gottelier

"Squeeze" Nic Wallenberg

"Folded Chair" Norie Matsumoto

Des étudiants de différents horizons, de différentes nationalités, donnant au final des créations originales et très différentes les unes avec les autres. Sculpture, mécanique, bateaux, minimalisme…. autant d’idées et concepts approchés durant ce projet.

Réaction de David Venables, AHEC’s European Director : “The talent amongst these students is astounding. This project has given them the opportunity to work with hardwood and the fact that they can also see and understand the full environmental impact of their design gives this collaboration extra relevance to today’s world, whilst setting it apart from other student design projects.”