Isometric view of a chair with undulating waves starting with the edge of the seat extending in an “S” form with an ascending crest that meets the underside of the seat displaying a convex form that proceeds to the floor. On the sitting side, the material is defined as having a concave form fabricated mostly in white measured squares of resin. The material that creates the structure of the entire chair are hundreds of dull squares of resin in gray scale positioned in a planned composition.

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Pixel Chair (Prototype)

This is a Chair (Prototype). It was designed by Joris Laarman and fabricated by Joris Laarman Lab. It is dated 2014 and we acquired it in 2014. Its medium is cnc-milled resin. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This chair prototype is part of Laarman’s Makerchair series, which explores the relationship between digital design, digital manufacturing, and craftsmanship. Laarman employs computer-numerical-controlled (CNC) milling to make nearly 300 resin pieces that are assembled like a three-dimensional puzzle. This undulating form bridges cutting-edge industrial techniques and the handmade.

It is credited Museum purchase from the General Acquisitions Fund through gift of Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer in honor of Caroline Baumann.

Video, Makerchair Bits & Parts: Downloadable for all

Video, Makerchair Bits & Parts: Downloadable for all
video.
Courtesy of Groninger Museum, the Netherlands.
83.2016.12a

An armless, legless chair made up of contrasting dark and light wood is fabricated in a continous serpentine cantilever shape. The alternating patten of dark brown and bleached wood bands are of varying lengths. The stripes/bands intersect randomly creating an abstract rectilinear pattern. The multiple pieces fit together seamlessly.

Chair, Maze
maple, walnut.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.12

Perspective rendering of an airplane cabin partition, in shades of grey and white. The three labelled components are split apart in an exploded view to show how the partition would be assembled. Connecting lines illustrate where the parts would be fastened together. At left is the 'Cabin Attendant Seat' with a simple shelf seat and two headrests. At middle is the 'Bionic Partition Cover', a thin panel with the upper outer side curved to fit the airplane cabin's shape. The outer area is mostly open, webbed with straight struts for support; at upper right is a large notched area; the lower half appears to have a square opening. At right is the 'Bionic Partition Structure', similar in shape to the Bionic Partition Cover but more open, filled with perforated struts radiating and crisscrossing between the edges and internal frame. The parts cast soft shadows on the grey background.

Bionic Partition, 2016-ongoing
partition structure, cover and cabin attendant seat; partition parts from the....
Courtesy of The Living, Airbus, Autodesk, and APWorks.
NATURE.039

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 76.5 × 53.6 × 55.2 cm (30 1/8 × 21 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Pixel Chair (Prototype); Designed by Joris Laarman (Dutch, b. 1979); Fabricated by Joris Laarman Lab; Netherlands; cnc-milled resin; H x W x D: 76.5 × 53.6 × 55.2 cm (30 1/8 × 21 1/8 × 21 3/4 in.); Museum purchase from the General Acquisitions Fund through gift of Lisa Roberts and David Seltzer in honor of Caroline Baumann; 2014-43-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age and Making Design.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/75k3x/
Accession Number 2014-43-1
Object ID 68743487