Bridge table 2010
On march 4th, a new body of work by Dutch designer Joris Laarman will be unveiled at Friedman Benda, nyc - his first U.S. solo exhibition. Laarman's aesthetic merges cutting edge technology and the life-sciences to create work of unexpected beauty. in 2008, Laarman's bone chair and bone chaise, his first two works since graduating from eindhoven,were displayed in MoMA's exhibition design and the elastic mind. this marked a major milestone in his career and the chair subsequently, was added to the museum's permanent collection.
Leaf table 2010
In 2006, laarman's bone chair revolutionized the design process by using an algorithm to translate the complexity, proportion and functionality of human bone and tree growth into a chair form. the algorithm, originally used by the german car industry, enabled him to reduce and strengthen his designs by optimizing material allocation, weight and stability, while minimizing material input. In his own words, he sculpted 'using mother nature's underlying codes.'
Bone rocker and chair 2008
The upcoming exhibition is the culmination of five years of trial and error, exploratory material research and his continuous quest to translate science into functional objects of beauty now, on a monumental scale. his new body of work expands on his core investigations; it includes skyline storage, fractal bookshelf, a table that captures patterns inherent to flocks of birds, and a sustainable lamp made from living cells.
Just take a look at the Joris Laarman exhibition... no more to say
More contemporary furniture and design at http://www.kevinhallsworth.co.uk/ the website of Kevin Hallsworth designer and maker of contemporary bespoke furniture and creator of the Industryindesign collection.
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