Lounge Chairs Aus Linearem Material

Today we want to introduce you to the new publication series on the fundamentals of design by the HfK Bremen. The first volume communicates the project Lounge Chairs Aus Linearem Material.

Photographically cleverly staged, Lounge Chairs Aus Linearem Material shows the independent aesthetics and ideas of the prototypes (lounge chairs and footstools on a scale of 1:1) as well as 1:6 models, which are complemented by complex detailed information on the materials used. Finally, there are pictures of the teaching and learning environment of the in-house development lab. This was awarded the HfK’s University Prize in the Integrated Design course in 2020.

Alexander Sahoo explains: “Starting from the four dimensions–point, line, surface, body/space, movement/time–different configurations are experimented with in my basic teaching. In the process, the students learn to develop a formal aesthetic sensibility for different sculptural qualities. The project presented in the publication has the task of designing a lounge chair and footstool made of linear materials. This motivates to deal with the manifold formal qualities of ‘lines in space.’ At the same time, ergonomic and static questions and testing methods are directly integrated into the project. Another aspect is the oscillation between playful-intuitive and analytical-rational approaches. To this end, the participants have set up a student studio as a ‘development laboratory for furniture made of linear materials.’ For students, teachers, and visitors, it was a fascinating place for exchange and mutual inspiration.”

Lounge Chairs Aus Linearem Material

Editors: Alexander Sahoo, Andrea Rauschenbusch
Designproject leadership: Alexander Sahoo
Lounge Chair Designs: 20 Students of Integrated Design, HfK Bremen
Book Design: Andrea Rauschenbusch
Photography: Lukas Klose, Fiona Wördehoff (p. 98–100)
Format: 17 × 24 cm
Volume: 132 pages
Paper: Arctic Volume White, Munken Lynx Rough
Typeface: GT America
Printing and Binding: AS Printon, Tallinn (Estonia)
Print: Offset 4/4–CMYK, Swiss binding, textile in Chromo bronze
Language: German
Edition: 400
Price: € 15.–
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