The ‘gamma’ design line shows various designs and ideas that are independent of a specific source of inspiration.
‘Time chair’ was created by sawing away the 4 legs, by piece, proportionally, until the chair lies ‘exhausted’ on the floor. In addition to ‘falling down’, the chair is also able to ‘get up’ again.
IM my father, the carpenter, who thaught me how to saw ‘straight’, ‘obliquely’ and above alle ‘correctly’! ‘Let the saw do its job, boy. If you can do it better than your saw, bite your teeth into the wood yourself.’ He laughed …
‘GAMMA’-LINE – ‘TIME CHAIR’ – ITEM 2
Catalogue n° 7.T.002
– title: ‘Vallende/Groeiende stoel’ – ‘Falling/Growing chair’
– original model: ‘La Locanda – calligaris’ – scale 1/1
– solid beech – white stained
– cut on the front, left leg by 2mm
– cut on the back, right leg by 15mm
– cut on the front, right and back left leg proportionally
– reassembled and glued with cardboard of the same thickness as the saw
– base: 430x480mm
– height: 830mm
– date: 09.2019
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