nic stubbenhagen: 'flow' bar stool

‘oktoberfest ozapft is!’ barstool by nic stubbenhagen all images courtesy nic stubbenhagen

nic stubbenhagen, a product design student from germany, has sent us images of ‘flow’, a solid oak wood bar stool made with cut out ornamental details. despite the baroque-esque appearances, the product required high-tech machinery to construct. the one-year long project aims to be a high tech object that is contrary to the ‘science-fiction’ aesthetics we have come to associate them with.

the project, made in collaboration with designers sven voelker and volker albus, was supported by flow europe. the ornament that runs through the body of the stool seat was carved out with a water jet cutting machine. the water is enriched with a mixture of quartz sand, which accelerates to the speed of sound. due to the intricate nature of the cut-out and the thickness of the material, this is the only method in which such a design could be made.

in use

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ornament detail

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