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Blown-Up Chair by Schimmel & Schweikle - 2018

Creator: Janne Schimmel & Moreno Schweikle
Offered by: Goldwood by Boris

Description
Blown-up chair (sun yellow, 2018) edition of eight for alfa. Brussels, 3D printed with robot arm.
Schimmel & Schweikle is an ongoing collaboration between Janne Schimmel and Moreno Schweikle. Their work revolves around the nexus of technology, art and culture. In that realm Schimmel & Schweikle focus on developing concepts that deal with the closing gap of the digital and physical realm.

In their latest ´CrossFit ´ collection they use 3d modeling software to unite opposite forms of expression into non confirmatory objects. The strict lines of the modern-style furniture that the pieces are based on is emphasized by a shiny, lacquer-like finish achieved by coating the pieces in car paint, while the blob-like upholstery additions are finished in a soft artificial fur.

Each piece is the result of a digital modelling experiment, which the designers have translated into a real object. The two chairs in Schimmel & Schweikle’s CrossFit series combine archetypal, Minimalist furniture designs with organic shapes, “morphing” them together to create new forms. Resulting in a dualistic form of expression that challenges the need for an uncontaminated narrative.The third piece in the collection features a standard desktop computer combined with green, fur pillows, and is intended to sit on the floor of a living room. The way the computer has become so intertwined with our lives cannot be ignored. That’s why the ´CrossFit Computer ´ pulls itself from the dark desk corners where it usually lives and gives itself the more prominent role it deserves in our households. In a way it is a token to the design mythology of the designers who always aims to investigate the role the digital world plays in our everyday lives.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Netherlands
Period:	New
Materials:	Recycled Plastic.
Condition:	Finished with durable hard PU coating.
Creation Date:	2018
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	313305

Dimensions

W.	35.04 in;	H.	31.5 in;	D.	31.1 in;
W.	89 cm;	H.	80 cm;	D.	79 cm;

Message from Seller:

Goldwood by Boris, located in Antwerp, Belgium, offers a unique selection of high-end 20th-century furniture and decorative pieces, alongside a range of antique items. For appointments or inquiries, contact us at +32 493 794 223 or info@goldwoodbyboris.com.

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