A standalone bookshelf in a tree-like form entirely made out of bronze. It has a rectangular base with extending arms branching out of its trunk situated in the center. It has varying sized rectangular and square platforms that are raised by the different branches. The branches extend both left and right and the platforms are arranged in a way that it subtly creates a triangular overall shape.

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Bookshelf, Branch

This is a Bookshelf. It was designed by Joris Laarman Lab.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Joris Laarman as part of Joris Laarman Lab: Design in the Digital Age.

It is dated 2010. Its medium is bronze.

It is credited Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.

Uniquely composed furniture in the form of a chaise with a skeletal foundation and a solid top. The object is composed of polyutherine and rubber. It is opaque and is in a frosted white color. The seat is in a slanted v-shape with a deep curvature on one side. Various points of the body are attached to support legs that meet in one of the three points touching the floor. Spaces in between these supports are hollow creating the skeletal look of the furniture’s foundation.

Chaise, Bone
polyurethane, rubber.
Courtesy of Groninger Museum, the Netherlands.
83.2016.47

An isometric view of a shiny Aluminum chair with three areas that function as legs that are represented by tree limbs having several young developing branches. Several branches extend from the two front legs to the separated back of the chair creating soft angled negative spaces. The centered back third leg, is connected to the back with longer branches. The chair is installed against a solid white backdrop.

Bone Chair
aluminum.
Courtesy of Friedman Benda, New York.
82.2016.1

Armchair, Bone
carrera marble, resin.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.19

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Tree-shaped bookshelf made out of bronze. A rectangular base with extending arms branching out is situated in the middle. It has varying sized rectangular and square platforms that are raised by different branches. The branches extend both left and right and the platforms are arranged in a way that subtly creates a triangular overall shape.

Bookshelf, Branch Mini, 2010
bronze.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.21

Sketch of Joris Laarman’s Branch Bookshelf. The word “Branch Bookshelf” is on the top-left underlined with an asterisk on its left. The following handwritten text come after “bronze bookshelf generated by softkill optimization algorithm that simulates bone mineralization by varying youngs modulus according to a calculated stress distribution.” The sketch of the Branch Bookshelf is on the bottom center. Its height is labeled 193 cm and the width 271 cm. The illustration is composed of varying sized platforms, with arrows in the center pointing down, drawn on each. The platforms are raised by branch-like supports pointing upwards in different directions. The bottom center of the object is labeled “grand platform.” Three other parts are labeled “connector shelf”, “silky finish construction”, and “polished bronze top surface.”

Sketch, Branch Bookshelf
digital print.
Courtesy of Groninger Museum, the Netherlands.
83.2016.51

Uniquely designed rocking chair with a skeletal black composition made out of belge noir marble and resin. It has an armrest, backrest, and seat, structured and interconnected with varying legs that curve - almost creating a fluid illusion. As these components connect to the various parts of the chair, it widens into a cone and seamlessly attach, as if the object emerges from a single piece.

Rocker, Bone
belge noir marble, resin.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.20

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 193 × 274 × 99 cm (6 ft. 4 in. × 8 ft. 11 7/8 in. × 39 in.) Approx. weight: 460 kg (1014.1 lb.)

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

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2oaJBg/
Accession Number 84.2016.29
Object ID 907219021