Le Studio WM, basé du côté de Rotterdam nous propose de découvrir le pouf Barbapoef, rencontre insolite entre un gros chewing-gum et un cube de bois.
Imaginé par Wendy Legro et Maarten Collignon :
« A series stools inspired by the balloon and its playfulness with air. A big balloon with an air input is pulled tightly over the top of a wooden block, allowing air to go in and stay there.
The wood gives a contrast to the industrial material of the balloon that is a literal magnification of the archetype. When you sit down, the balloon embraces the body. By increasing the air you can change this experience. »
Le confort résulte de l’interaction entre le socle de bois, la poche plastique, l’air, et l’utilisateur. Il est alors possible, en fonction de la corpulance de l’utilisateur de moduler la contenance en air de l’assise.
Une création autant insolite qu’intéressante, où l’impression d’être assis sur une grosse bulle de chewing-gum prédomine !
Concept présenté lors de l’IMM Cologne 2010.
Le studio, une rencontre :
« Wendy Legro (1984) and Maarten Collignon (1984) are Studio WM. – a design partnership based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. They work in the field of furniture, lightning and interior design with self-commissioned projects and in collaboration with other companies.
The two started working together right after graduation at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2009, as they discovered their different specializations complement each other very well. WM.’s aim is to fuse functionality with aesthetic form. Inspired by flora and fauna they focus on every detail to bring life into design.
With Lightness in Lines, Studio WM. displays a line of interior products that play with optical illusions in weight and light. »
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