KNIT CHAIR
Lounge chair
Emiliano's chair just shouts good design! The fact that it is completely biodegradable just adds to the experience. The materials
and construction blend the common, cotton rope, with high tech, aircraft plywood, in such a way as to be startlingly intuitive.
The chair is both new and old, seductive and responsible, beautiful and crafty, simultaneously! (Bruce Hannah)
The construction of the Knit chair speaks about smaller pieces coming together to form a bigger structure. Held together
by rope, the piece breaks apart in smaller elements when those fasteners wear out or become loose. The small, individual
components can then be put outdoors or into a compost pile, allowing nature to finish the job. Flexibility is incorporated
into the design, allowing the chair to dynamically respond to the user’s body, adapting lightly to the movements, size
and posture of the user.
This chair won a Bronze Leaf at the International Furniture Design Award in Asahikawa, Japan in 2005. Visit the IFDA website!
Manufactured by Pirwi
Year: 2004
Material: FSC certified 1/8" aircraft plywood, cotton rope, carnauba wax
Size: 155 x 80 x 110 cm 
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