Joris Laarman, "Maker Chair (Voronoi)", 2014

About the Item

Joris Laarman [Dutch, b. 1979] Maker Chair (Voronoi), 2014 Walnut 30.75 x 23.75 x 25.5 inches 78 x 60 x 65 cm Edition of 16 Dutch designer, Joris Laarman, is internationally renowned for his utilization, and often innovation, of cutting-edge technology to create poetic, emotionally charged work that challenges the boundaries of design and science. Enlisting digital tools and parametric processes to create fluid forms inspired by nature, Laarman’s highly conceptual, groundbreaking work has redrawn the parameters of contemporary design. All that Laarman creates is imbued with his firm belief in the symbiosis between handcraft and technology, resolute in the Maker Chair. Composed of digitally fabricated 3-D parts that perfectly tesselate, the individual elements of the work are constructed by hand, like a puzzle, into a sweeping curve reminiscent of Verner Panton’s 1960’s injection-moulded chair. Democratically driven, the Maker Chair was specifically produced with the potential of small consumer 3-D printers and CNC milling machines in mind. Through this technology, the composite organic building blocks that form the chair can be made in an endless variety of materials and colors. Here it is seen formed from voronoi shapes executed in walnut. Joris Laarman lives and works in the Netherlands.

Creator:
Joris Laarman (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 30.75 in (78.11 cm)Width: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)Depth: 25.5 in (64.77 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Walnut
Period:
2010-
Date of Manufacture:
2014
Production Type:
New & Custom(Limited Edition)
Estimated Production Time:
Available Now
Condition:
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1026829015922
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