Même – Experimental House / Kengo Kuma & Associates. Architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates Location: Hokkaido Prefecture, Hiroo District, Taiki, Memu, Japan Project Architect: Kengo Kuma, Takumi Saikawa Client: LXIL JS Foundation Structural Engineering: Yashushi Moribe (Showa Womden’s University) Area: 79,5 sqm Year: 2011 Photographs: Courtesy of Kengo Kuma & Associates We were in charge of the first experimental house, and in the process of designing, we got a number of clues from “Chise,” the traditional housing style of the Ainu.
What is most characteristic about Chise is that it is a “house of grass” and “house of the earth.” While in Honshu (the main island) a private house is principally a “house in wood” or “house of earthen wall,” Chise is distinctively a “house of grass,” as the roof and the wall are entirely covered with sedge or bamboo grass so that it can secure heat-insulating properties. In one part of the house, a wooden insulated window sash is installed external to the membrane. Fancy a Joint?: innovative joinery in new furniture design. There was a time when virtuosity in furniture design reigned supreme.
In the history of cabinet-making and working in wood generally, an object's value has often been determined by, among other things, the way its constituent elements have come together. The more integrated and streamlined the joint – for example, the traditional dovetail joint – the greater the perceived level of workmanship. It was all about seamless unity. 'Workshop Chair' by Jerszy Seymour, which uses polycaprolactone wax to join the piece's various components together Modernism of the early 20th century, with its promotion of machine production, dispensed with the idea that furniture should hide the workings of its construction.
A number of designers have, of late, been exploring innovative ways of building furniture, some of which make as much of technical statement as they do an aesthetic statement. The literally titled 'Elastic Wood' chair by Gil Sheffi, one third of Tel Aviv-based design collective Bakery. DIY Modern. A friend gave me this old weathered Horsnaes teak chair that was in pretty bad shape.
So, here is my Danish teak chair restoration. This is my first attempt at doing something like this but hopefully I can share some tips with you that may help with your restoration. As you can see the chair was in really bad shape. It look as though it had been sitting outside and the cushions were covered in cat hair. A funny thing to note is that the back was on backwards.
An original ad for the Horsnaes chair by S. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and pleasant holiday season! I have had these two yellow Eames fiberglass chairs by Herman Miller in my garage for over two years, it was time to do something with them.
Todo. Ref housing. Pb image. J'ai besoin (envie) d'un canapé - pas cher.