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Serge Haelterman Functional Pop Art Modular Seating Jzuz Living Elements Belgian

$4,800per set
£3,686.19per set
€4,224.33per set
CA$6,757.21per set
A$7,569.57per set
CHF 3,937.12per set
MX$92,333.17per set
NOK 50,124.76per set
SEK 47,264.07per set
DKK 31,529.26per set

About the Item

Unique and out of production functional seating elements by Belgian designers Serge Haelterman and Steven Brouns. These elements are made of high end foam covered with an elastic coated fabric that can be cleaned easily and feels like a latex rubber. This seating elements can be turned into a sofa, bed or seating island with your own imagination. NIKE purchased several of these JZUZ Elements for their shops in Europe Measures: Green element 82.67inch/210cm x 27.55inch/70cm x Height 27.55inch/70cm Orange element 55.12inch/140cm x 55.12inch/140cm x Height 27.55inch/70cm Orange block element 27.55inch/70cm x 27.55inch/70cm x Height 27.55inch/70cm I taken this text from Serge Haelterman's website: Right after I graduated as an Industrial designer back in 1999 I started a furniture brand together with my friend Steven Brouns. We felt there was a need for a new type of furniture that was able to adjust itself to the ever changing life situations. Hence the name Livingelements. The name JZUZ was conceived because we believed we had to spread the message of this new kind of living. The first elements were a u and a square shaped seating element. They were in fact a deconstruction of a regular sofa. This deconstruction led to a whole range of new possibilities. When combining both elements you could construct all kinds of different 'living' setups. After this followed the room devider. This was a room devider consisting of an iron frame covered with a polystretch fabric. Inside the frame there was a light source that could change colour there was also a possibility to built in speakers. After this different and other interior elements followed. However I always felt that after we designed the u and the square element there was no more need for anything else, unfortunately that's not a healthy philosophy for a furniture brand. I still have two u and one square element in my living room and they still are satifsfying my living needs. In the period of 2000-2003 we sold lots of these elements to NIKE for the NIKE towns. We showed our products on the Milan and Cologne furniture fairs and had serious attention from the press. However we never succeeded in making it a profitable enough to reinvest in new items and techniques. We ended our coo¨peration in 2004 and each of us went their seperate ways.
  • Creator:
    Serge Haelterman & Steven Brouns (Designer),JZUZ Livingelements (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)Width: 55.12 in (140 cm)Depth: 55.12 in (140 cm)Seat Height: 27.56 in (70 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 3
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1999
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Nice vintage condition, no tears or holes, minor rubbing marks.
  • Seller Location:
    bergen op zoom, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU93011076066

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