Dutch designer Joris Laarman has created a new edition to his Bone furniture range.
The Bone Armchair, created in a limited edition of 12 and exhibited by New York gallery Friedman Benda, is moulded from a mixture of marble and porcelain mixed with resin.
See Laarman’s Bone Chair and Bone Chaise plus an explanation of how they were made in our story from December 2006.
Photos are by Jacob Krupnick. Thanks for the tip, Tjep!
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
I can see this in the corner of the cave, next to the mammoth skin rug.
March 26th, 2008 at 11:44 pmuncomfortable piece.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:08 amReally beautiful. This mixture of marble, porcelain and resin suits the design much better than the earlier clear resin and cast aluminum. A stunning piece.
March 27th, 2008 at 5:46 amNIce Form, however… too many notes!
March 27th, 2008 at 7:33 amI really think that this ‘kind of design’ is boring as hell.
March 27th, 2008 at 8:33 amHave a yabadabadoo time !
Rancid : )
March 27th, 2008 at 8:58 amamazing piece of design and manufacture, picture really do it justice much better than teh 3D render. nice one
March 27th, 2008 at 9:07 amInteresting concept… the back feels a little busy though.
March 27th, 2008 at 11:36 amGood attemp to creat something beautiful, innovative and complex!
March 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pmMaybe next time …
I really like this. I just wonder how cold it feels when sitting on it.
March 27th, 2008 at 3:38 pmit’s nice. i bet it’s comfortable too.
March 27th, 2008 at 3:56 pmtoo much Rhino for me
March 27th, 2008 at 4:30 pm..but it looks good - at least from here.
What’s new ?
March 28th, 2008 at 10:26 amI really don’t understand this kind of “design”
Beautifully Bone armchair manifestates the strong decision making skills of a designer and the sense of ergonomics can be seen clearly!
In love with bold rising armrests.
March 28th, 2008 at 12:00 pmwhat is actually interesting about this chair?
not a great deal
next!
March 28th, 2008 at 8:17 pmHow do you know it’s Rhino?
March 28th, 2008 at 9:24 pmRhino really saved a lot of designer though.
this is another sad display of MAYA design, anyone with a knowhow of Maya can do it, I personally do not support this type of design, here’s why:
no thought is put into how its going to be built or exploiting material properties (think Eames), its always…”oh we’ll build it out of concrete, or fiber glass”.
is this what design should constitute? perhaps if he found a way to build it out of wood or some other type of material, then it would be stunning.
March 29th, 2008 at 1:35 amOn the contrary I think it is exploring different materials very interesting. Its nice that the aluminum one is thinner than this. Its a new step, if you like it or not.
March 29th, 2008 at 8:50 amShould be delicate - just looks clumsy and heavy.
March 31st, 2008 at 4:05 pmtoo much excess, this can still be refined and reconfigured to reach elegance
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 amvery interesting.. yet seems a bit too heavy.. legs could be more explored.. they kinda just hit the ground. Love to sit in it..
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:48 pm