Schimmel and Schweikle distort generic office chairs to create outsized furniture
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Moreno Schweikle and Janne Schimmel create caricatures of office furniture by stretching and modifying standard designs.
Schimmel and Schweikle's Return To Default features three chairs, each based on a standard office chair that has been stretched, expanded or multiplied to create a new form.
A desk chair is stretched to become a three-seater sofa, a conference chair becomes an overstuffed armchair and office stools are combined to create a giant lounge chair.
A desk chair is stretched to become a three-seater sofaThe designs are the result of the duo's experiments with manipulating generic forms using 3D software.
"In the 3D software you are not bound to the laws of physics, therefore a whole new shape language appears. Every shape can be manipulated drastically," the designers told Dezeen. "We were inspired by these possibilities and wanted to prove their relevance by materialising them." "For us the office appeared to be one place where a lot of archetypical designs can be found and because of that the office space often is seen as a visually dry landscape," they said.
"The office chairs have become an icon for routine and efficiency. By playing with these icons and stretching their function we want to break the monotonous landscape of the office floor."
Office stools are combined to create a giant lounge chairThe designers used a variety of manufacturing techniques to realise their digital crea...
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