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Beautiful "Metropolis"-Inspired Resin Furniture by Laurids Gallée

Repetitive cityscape structures manifested in furniture

By Rain Noe - March 12

in Furniture Design

Last week we looked at some stunning lighting designs by Laurids Gallée, an Austrian designer based in the Netherlands. This week we're looking at his Metropolis-inspired polymer resin furniture pieces (which I'm guessing are made of frosted acrylic; the showroom listing his pieces, Objects with Narratives, doesn't mention the specific material).

Metropolis Sideboard

Metropolis Stool & Desk

"The name derives from Fritz Lang's 1920's masterpiece and the repetitive structures that draw the movies' cityscape were a big inspiration for the design. The aim was to create a material that reflects the rythm of modern architectural construction, something created out of many individual building blocks, like bricks or tiles. Adding transparency highlights all the hidden anatomy, and therefor create a different pattern from any angle. This results in a kind of prismatic effect, gathering and reflecting light within and out of the object. This material is the base of the project, the range of possible applications is wide. For now the focus is on building simple pieces of furniture."

Metropolis Coffee Table Round

Metropolis Side Table Square

"Laurids worked as a craftsman in a resin production company for some years, so for this project he was curious to how far he could push what is possible with the material and his skills. This is an ongoing project, where he constantly aims to add new pieces to the collection."

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Ryan Cee

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Hmm, soft focus cocaine chic? Slightly tacky, but I still like it. Well executed.

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  I love the unusual table ornaments as well, the cut flowers and brass bolts on the floor, the knocked-over whisky bottle and pills... it's like a page from a Solve It Yourself murder mystery detective book. Bravo.
  
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