TITLE: SET PIECE TYPE: EASY CHAIR, LIMITED EDITION DATE: 2007
CLIENT: 20LTD
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inspection, it appears like a perfectly functional easy chair – impeccably
handcrafted in leather. But look a little further and its true excitement
and originality is revealed. On the one hand, “Set Piece” is
minimalism taken to an ironic extreme; on the other, it is a study in construction,
a revelation of what lies behind the polished exterior – reminiscent
of a glimpse in the wings of a theatre or a movie set. Which is more beautiful?
The finished ‘superficial’ performance or the ‘honest’ craft and engineering that permits the illusion. Project assistants: Anders Björklund (leather work) and Patrik Bengtsson (joinery)
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