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With simplicity as a driving force
How far can I simplify the construction of a chair? This was the
question I asked myself when I was commissioned to design a chair
for an Asian-inspired restaurant called Momang. Simplicity both for
the eye and in the way the chair is constructed. Can I use only a
plank and a band to produce a chair? A plank of 4 meters sawn
into ten parts of three different lengths, plus an 8-meter-long textile
band cut into twelve parts of two different lengths. Can this become
a chair that can handle all the functions required? Can it pass the
viewer’s judgment, be comfortable enough, stand the test of time
and positively affect the spatiality? We leave that for you to judge.
Momang, so simple a child could have drawn it.
