Desk Chair by Yun Hsin Lee

It is my favorite time of year again and it’s not Fashion Week! It is getting to be close to the end of school semesters and final design projects. All the design schools worldwide have already started showcases student projects in different departments. Featured here are a select group of chairs from “Take a Seat”,

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British designer Karen Ryan was invited by Balloon Contemporary in Chicago and commissioned to create a collection of “Custom Made” chairs from discarded chairs and other scraps. Inspired by American culture and childhood narratives and the Adventures of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Fin, she came up with a series of chairs that mixed cultural paraphernalia.

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After spending 2 years collecting discarded chairs from friends and the streets of London, designer Martino Gamper spent 100 days creating 100 new chair designs. “My intention is to investigate the potential for creating useful new designs by blending together stylistic or structural elements of existing chair types.”

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We already told you that Pharell Williams loves designing chairs especially with his first ‘Perspective Chair ‘. Here is his second model, ‘The Tank Chair‘, this modern Plexiglas and leather chair will be on display at the Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin at design miami from December 1st to 5th, 2009.

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Made from 10,000 drinking straws, the Clutch Chair, by Scott Jarvie, is an exploratory research piece that passes comment on our disposable culture.
This piece was selected by Zaha Hadid as her Curators Choice at Noise Festival 2008 .

The Clutch Project began as a microscopic observation of the structural composition of trees and the directional properties of Capillary tubes (xylem)

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How cool are these plywood Sheetseats! designed by Ufuk Keskin. Produced from a sheet of plywood, they can be folded back into their flat form with only 3/4″ thickness. Where can I buy some ??!

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Tomorrow (June 12th) marks the opening of the Sotheby’s “Important 20th Century Design” auction in New York. Bids will start between $30.000 to $50.000 with an  amazing selection of furniture design (especially chairs & seats ) including these expensive chairs by artists like Tom Sachs, Shiro Kuramata, Gaetano Pesce and Robert Wilson. According to Sotheby’s these are “some of the most acclaimed designs of the decade ! ” Go here to see the full catalog…

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The maison Ventury Paris, is pleased to present you Divine, the ultimate collection for exceptional furniture committed to keeping you on the latest trends. Inspired by fashion, design and the great tradition of french luxury, Emmanuel Touraine and Vincent Cadena has created a collection offering exclusive, super rare limited edition design chairs. All items are created in very low numbers and will never be produced again.

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