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Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune channel conversation

Milan 2014: Swedish design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has launched a range of chairs with winged backrests designed to create a "room within a room" in Milan this week.

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune

The Radar Easy chair collection was created for the Italian furniture company Casamania and consists of four pieces, the largest being a chair with a winged back rest designed to create a "radar" effect between two people facing each other.

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune

"The backs create different levels of privacy like a room-within-a-room," Mårten Claesson from Claesson Koivisto Rune told Dezeen. "The largest and widest back also creates a personal space and silence for the sitter. In a facing pair, your conversation is contained between the two "radars"."

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Each chair has been cast into an upholstered foam-frame with an optional swivel base. They come in various colours and fabrics – including leather – depending on the client's preferences.

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune

Mårten Claesson said the chairs were "not limited for contract use" and could be used in either a home or an office, in breakout rooms or lobbies.

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Product development concept of the Radar Easy chair collection

They are on show in Hall 16 Stand D 39 in Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan this week.

Radar chairs by Claesson Koivisto Rune
Sketch of the Radar Easy chair collection