{"id":407672,"date":"2023-04-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=407672"},"modified":"2023-04-21T16:50:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T20:50:49","slug":"marcel-wanders-carbon-balloon-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/marcel-wanders-carbon-balloon-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, the Marcel Wanders Carbon\u00a0Balloon\u00a0Chair Is Made with Actual\u00a0Balloons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/carbon-balloon-chair-delft-blue-marcel-wanders-2013-unique\/id-f_23684062\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Marcel Wanders Carbon Balloon chair in a Delft blue pattern\" class=\"wp-image-407981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair-1400x933.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/story_chair.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Although the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/carbon-balloon-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carbon Balloon chair<\/a>, conceived by daring Dutch designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/marcel-wanders\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcel Wanders<\/a>, has much in common with artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/jeff-koons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeff Koons<\/a>\u2019s balloon-animal sculptures \u2014 the chubby knotted segments, the skinny uninflated ends \u2014 it can claim an authenticity that the Koons pieces can\u2019t: It\u2019s made with real balloons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s totally understandable to approach a chair made of balloons with a certain wariness before taking a seat. But the whimsical design is actually an ingenious feat of engineering. Reinforced with carbon fiber and epoxy resin, it\u2019s both sturdy and remarkably lightweight.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/carbon-balloon-chair-delft-blue-marcel-wanders-2013-unique\/id-f_23684062\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"814\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-814x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-814x950.jpg 814w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-300x350.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-103x120.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-768x896.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop-800x933.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Gallery-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Delft-Blue-by-Marcel-Wanders-2013-Unique-front-crop.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/marcel-wanders\/furniture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcel Wanders<\/a> in 2013, the Carbon Balloon chair is made from party balloons strengthened with carbon fiber and epoxy resin. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/carbon-balloon-chair-delft-blue-marcel-wanders-2013-unique\/id-f_23684062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This one-of-a-kind example<\/a> is painted with a Delft-blue motif, in a nod to the designer&#8217;s Dutch heritage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Wanders is known for creating structurally improbable furniture. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/marcel-wanders-knotted-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Knotted chair<\/a>, a macram\u00e9 lounger that looks a bit like a walking hammock, made him a designer to watch in the mid-1990s. At just 3 pounds, it weighed less than several other notably light chairs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/gio-ponti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gio Ponti<\/a>\u2019s 3.8-pound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/designs\/gio-ponti-superleggera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superleggera<\/a>. That hadn&#8217;t been his goal, but as part of the 2014 exhibition \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stedelijk.nl\/en\/exhibitions\/marcel-wanders-pinned-up-at-the-stedelijk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcel Wanders: Pinned Up at the Stedelijk<\/a>,\u201d he decided to take on the challenge of creating an even airier piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon-950x634.jpg\" alt=\"A craftsperson measures a balloon for the Marcel Wanders Carbon Balloon chair\" class=\"wp-image-407964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon-950x634.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon-525x350.jpg 525w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Measuring-Balloon.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In the workshop, balloons filled with compressed air are measured to the correct specifications.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The building process for the Carbon Balloon chair starts with modeling balloons \u2014 the kind that balloon artists transform into wiener dogs and swans at backyard birthday parties \u2014 filled with compressed air. They\u2019re then sheathed with braided carbon fiber, molded into shape and painted with epoxy resin, which hardens to give the chair strength and stability. The center of the seat is made from a carbon-fiber grid that resembles woven rattan. The end product weighs a featherlight 1.8 pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"407967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-633x950.jpg\" alt=\"A craftsperson cuts a length of braided carbon fiber for the Marcel Wanders Carbon Balloon chair\" class=\"wp-image-407967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-633x950.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid-622x933.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Cutting-Carbon-Braid.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"950\" data-id=\"407970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-633x950.jpg\" alt=\"A craftsperson brushes a balloon covered in braided carbon fiber with epoxy resin to create the Marcel Wanders Carbon Balloon chair\" class=\"wp-image-407970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-633x950.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-80x120.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin-622x933.jpg 622w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Da-Capo-al-Coda-Marcel-Wanders-Carbon-Balloon-Chair-Epoxy-Resin.jpg 1318w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Left: After a balloon has been inflated, it&#8217;s covered with braided carbon fiber. Right: Once formed into the right shape, the carbon-sheathed balloon is painted with epoxy resin, which hardens as it dries. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The design was produced in a limited edition of 31 pieces \u2014 20 in black, 5 in gold leaf, 5 in white-gold leaf and just one in a hand-painted Delft-blue print, an homage to the designer\u2019s home country. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/seating\/chairs\/carbon-balloon-chair-delft-blue-marcel-wanders-2013-unique\/id-f_23684062\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one-of-a-kind Delft-blue version<\/a> is currently being offered on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1stDibs Auctions<\/a> by Amsterdam-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/marcel-wanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Da Capo al Coda Gallery<\/a>. With its charming floral pattern and puffy shape, it\u2019s as much fun as any bouquet of celebratory balloons and built to hold on to much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"958\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Right_tile_auctions_G-958x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFind More Brilliant Designs on 1stDibs Auctions\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shop All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the Carbon Balloon chair, conceived by daring Dutch designer Marcel Wanders, has much in common with artist Jeff Koons\u2019s balloon-animal sculptures \u2014 the chubby knotted segments, the skinny uninflated ends \u2014 it can claim an authenticity that the Koons pieces can\u2019t: It\u2019s made with real balloons. 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