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Chair

Explore 105 award-winning designs tagged Chair on Magazine of Design.

Bada Chair

Jeongmin Ryu Chair Furniture

Bada

Bada is a chair designed to encourage regular changes in sitting posture. Long periods of sitting place added pressure on the lower back. When a user leans into a bent posture, the seat plate rotates and creates an inclination of about eight degrees. The body then slides slowly, so the user is prompted to sit upright again. The body of the chair is made of solid white oak, and the connecting bar is made of stainless steel. Curved forms express the rotation and sliding of the seat. The chair measures 500 mm in width, 580 mm in depth and 750 mm in height.

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Passerine Chair

Amos Goh Chair Furniture

Passerine

Passerine is the definition of a bird that perches, and the unique joinery of the backrest looks as if it is perched on metal branches. The approach to the chair design was for it to be sustainable and durable. This meant that materials, the system, and processes had to be thought through in that regard. And the result was a design that bears unassuming characteristics, with a bit of that modern charm. The materials and processes are durable and have a lower impact on the environment compared to other alternatives, with no excessive chemical treatments or unnecessary use of plastic.

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Amplification of Sensation Chair

Eun Whan Cho Chair Street Furniture

Amplification of Sensation

Amplification of Sensation is a public chair made from discarded plastic that also serves as a sculpture. The chair is installed along the promenade of the Han River in Seoul. The funnel shape surrounds the seated user and amplifies the sounds of the trees and the water. The form also frames the view and focuses attention on the surrounding landscape. The material is produced by crushing plastic waste into small pieces and molding them into the seat. The design invites citizens to rest and to consider environmental issues.

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Gis Chair

Sepehr Mehrdadfar Chair Furniture

Gis

Gis is a three legged wooden chair with bronze feet and is carved out from two walnut logs with exquisite craftsmanship to seem as a sculpture. The wood knots and scars are remained exposed to give the objects a special characteristic. Despite its uncanny appearance, Gis is ergonomic due to the careful design of curves and angles. The design is an exploration of solid wood possibilities and also is a walk on the edge of Art and Design, Beauty and Function.

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Corner Chair

GongWei Chair Furniture

Corner

Corner is a sofa chair designed for homes and public spaces. The frame is made of ash wood and assembled with traditional mortise and tenon joints. Drying, polishing and painting processes are applied to improve durability. Soft padding and a covering fabric are combined with the wooden frame. Hard triangular armrests contrast with the rounded upholstered contours. The seat curvature, the backrest tilt angle and the armrest height follow ergonomic principles. The chair measures 630 by 700 by 840 millimeters.

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Ida Chair

Jairo da Costa Junior Chair Furniture

Ida

Ida embodies a unique design through an elegant and timeless aesthetic, focusing on simplicity, ergonomics, materials and modern craftsmanship. It showcases how prosumer products like Do-It-Yourself furniture can be intelligent, sophisticated, functional and, most importantly, sustainable. The chair can be customized and ordered online, ready to assemble or locally made by anyone using a web platform and digital fabrication technologies. The result is a versatile chair with a single sustainably sourced material and a few parts assembled in seven easy steps without nails, screws or glue.

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Shahrokh Chair

Sepehr Mehrdadfar Chair Furniture

Shahrokh

Shahrokh means the one who has a magnificent face. Shahrokh's general form is inspired by the traditional sitting pattern in Iran and the Middle East. In the past, people in these lands used to sit on the ground and used a kind of ground chair called mukhta for comfort. Shahrokh’s integrated mattress is designed with an eye to mukhta and is separated from the ground level for the possibility of contemporary use. The purpose of designing this chair was to achieve an object that is elegant and charismatic and shows itself in the architectural space.

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Promotion Chair

Yeak design Chair Furniture

Promotion

Promotion is a dining chair made of North American black walnut. The design is inspired by the end grain of wood, the surface marked by tree rings. Small end grain squares are joined in order to form a pattern similar to a chessboard. A customized mortise and tenon structure keeps the frame stable while the shape remains simple. CNC engraving is used in production, and the surface is finished with wood wax oil. Sections cut at different angles create soft light and shade effects. The chair suits restaurants, homes and lounges.

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One Stroke Chair

MASUO FUJIMURA Chair Furniture

One Stroke

A single line of uninterrupted connection is the structure of this chair. Designers pursued the beauty of the pipe chair and the possibilities of its structure. That is what this one-stroke chair is all about. It pays homage to the pipe design furniture of the past by Bauhaus, incorporating its design philosophy and pursuing the infinite beauty and structural possibilities of pipe design.

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Phantom Chair

Jun Wang Chair Furniture

Phantom

Phantom is a modular chair system made of transparent high-strength glass. Single chairs, multi-person seating, side tables and tables can be assembled from a small set of components. The gradient colours of the glass give each piece a bright and dreamlike appearance. The design combines minimal forms with a sculptural character. The high-strength glass meets load-bearing standards, so decorative objects and daily items can be placed on the tables and seats. Phantom suits both interior and exterior spaces and serves as furniture and as decoration.

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Erhu Chair

Han Mei Chair Furniture

Erhu

Erhu is a chair inspired by the erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument. The design uses national culture as a language of modern furniture and explores a contemporary Chinese style. The structure is simple, with only two parts: the seat surface and the legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg form one piece of curved plywood pressed in a premade mold. The surface is veneered with ash wood and walnut, and the legs are made of walnut. The shape of the back leg recalls the hoof shaped leg of Ming style furniture. The curves follow the human body.

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Arc Chair

Dheeraj Belgaonkar Chair Furniture

Arc

Arc is a multipurpose chair designed for everyday seating. Curves shape every part of the chair, from the sweeping backrest to the arched armrests. The frame is made of 16 mm mild steel pipe bent into rationalised second-degree arcs. The seat, back and armrests are cut from 18 mm birch plywood on a CNC machine and finished with a dark stain. The chair is supplied as two halves that are joined with bolts, and the armrests can be attached when needed. Anthropometric data from users aged 25 to 35 guided the ergonomic proportions.

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