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The crumpled paper theory…
When designers Jon Lindström and Henrik Kjellberg, the design
duo O4i, contacted me and said they had an ongoing project that
they knew would interest me - they didn’t catch my interest until they
showed me some dented plates. One of the plates had a piece
of paper glued to the surface. I asked if this was what I thought it
was. Jon and Henrik just smiled. You can crumple a piece of paper
and shape it however you like, but you can’t crumple veneer.
Therefore our “crumpled paper theory” set out to explore whether
the industry’s traditional two-dimensional paper theory could be
combined with our three-dimensional “crumpled paper theory”. It
was a challenge that did not arouse any enthusiasm in the industry.
- “It can never be done, you do understand that, right?” they all
said. But shame on those who surrender. After two years of
intensive development, persistent persuasion, and a Swedish
supplier’s determination not to give up, the Dent chair saw the
light of day in February 2013.
The impossible became possible.
Dent is a real innovation made in plain traditional veneer.
