Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Our curators have highlighted 5 objects that are related to Chair, Maze.

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.

Pixel Chair (Prototype)
cnc-milled resin.
Museum purchase from the General Acquisitions Fund through gift of Lisa....
2014-43-1

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 12 images of this object.

Chair, Mesh
magnesium.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.11

There are 6 images of this object.

Here we have a black and white chair that is one curving unit. Along with geometric diamond pattern, it has all the parts of a chair including a back, seat, and support but as a long board that is bent into dramatic arches to create a self-supporting piece of furniture. The top of the chair has a bending back and seat in an L shape, and the seat gradually curves forward to a front supporting 'leg,' which curves upward into a U shape to meet the bottom of the seat, only to curve downward again to create support in the back. The chair legs resemble a single wave, and the black and white diamond patterns are rigid but are small and nearly hollow repeating designs that create the feeling of flexibility. The front 'leg' even tapers inward slightly, creating a concave, more pronounced left and right support angles for the front curve.

Chair, Diamond
maple.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.8

There are 11 images of this object.

Here we have a two-color patterned chair that is one curving unit. Along with puzzle piece design, it has all the parts of a chair including a back, seat, and support but as a long board that is bent into dramatic arches to create a self-supporting piece of furniture. The top of the chair has a bending back and seat in an L shape, and the seat gradually curves forward to a front supporting 'leg,' which curves upward into a U shape to meet the bottom of the seat, only to curve downward again to create support in the back. The chair legs resemble a single wave, and the puzzle piece patterns are rigid wood in appearance but are small and nearly hollow repeating designs that create the feeling of flexibility despite interlocking parts. The front 'leg' even tapers inward slightly, creating a concave, more pronounced left and right support angles for the front curve.

Chair, Puzzle Wood
maple, walnut.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.10

There are 8 images of this object.

Chair, Puzzle Print

Chair, Puzzle Print
3d-printed abs.
Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab.
84.2016.13

There are 8 images of this object.