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A slice of design from the '00s: Matthias Bengtsson

By Rain Noe - February 3, 2011

in Object Culture

It bothers regular people when they think of a song or TV show and can't remember the title; it drives an ID'er nuts when they can't remember who did a particular piece of furniture. Yesterday I wrote about the chair made from an extreme amount of plywood sheets. After posting it I realized I'd seen something similar before, as often happens with ID, but I couldn't find it with last night's web searching, and I went to bed late.

This morning I finally rediscovered it: Danish designer Mathias Bengtsson's Slice Chair, which he did in both plywood and aluminum, way back in 1999:

I love when designers take a particular theme -- "slices," in Bengtsson's case -- and just run with it. Throughout the '00s Bengtsson did a Slice Chaise and spun that, pun intended, into the Spun line of benches, chairs and chaises:

The London-based designer is back on the radar now for his 2.2-pound carbon fiber Spun Chair, which is currently being exhibited at NYC's Scandinavia House as part of the "Nordic Models + Common Ground: Art and Design Unfolded" show.

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slippyfish

13 years ago

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RISD graduates and students should inquire about Prof Ken Horii's plywood sculptures from the early 90's, if they think this is interesting.
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Andrew

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Isn't the most sustainable product the one you don't throw away? Recycling doesn't need to be an issue if they never leave service. Of course, they don't seem concerned about economic material use, but then again, it's not a situation where they will be discarded in your next move.
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Paul

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Where is the sustainability gripe? I guess design is subjective, and sustainability isn't really the point. Hypocrite.
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Blaine

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So are these designs also setbacks to sustainability since they dont appear to be recyclable friendly? Or are they amazing examples of design because of who the designer is?
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