matthias pliessnig: amada bench
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matthias pliessnig: amada bench
'amada'
all photos by gene young, smithsonian american art museum
the work of american designer matthias pliessnig straddles the concepts of craft, art and design.
his work is a synergy of time-honored techniques and modern digital aesthetic using skills as a
craftsman to bring his ideas to reality.
pliessnig recently completed 'amada', a design for a private client who wanted a large bench flowing
through his living space. the piece was designed to direct the sitter to face multiple directions.
the seating unit is made entirely of air-dried responsibly harvested white oak that has been steam bent
to create the curvaceous form of the bench.
alternate view
up close
bending the white oak to create the bench's curves
matthias pliessnig working on 'amada'
nearing completion
rendering of 'amada'
rendering of 'amada'
rendering
rendering
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hey man, copy form nice examples is ok, but do not exaggerate...
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enJP318JP319&biw=1280&bih=810&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=frank+gehry+bench+tokyo&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enJP318JP319&biw=1280&bih=810&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=frank+gehry+bench+tokyo&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Maurizio - Tokyo 11.19.10
Absolutely gorgeous. The craftsmanship on this thing in incredible.
Mattia 11.19.10
maurizio, matthias' work was there before gehry did it!
gisela - hamburg 11.19.10
how could you produce it in an industrial way? cause if it is artigianal i think it is reaaalllyyyy expensive...
mike 11.19.10
BEAUTIFUL
Vuk 11.19.10
sexy as sculpture but not enough backing and judging from the photos, seat too deep to use the back for almost all of it
mstndvn 11.19.10
maurizio: and matthias pliessnig's bench is much more beautiful than frank gehri's in the lobby of the world building in aoyama tokyo, which happens to be next to the hotel i am staying at this week
frederic 11.19.10
beautiful object. looks like a boa moving through the jungle
apz 11.19.10
Gehry actually knocked-off Trubridge and Pliessnig. It really doesn't matter in the end, this speaks for itself.
Colgate3 11.19.10
Very good : i like it more than the work by Gehry
myface 11.19.10
good
ivan 11.19.10
beautifully sensual. very nice piece(s) of organic design.
with all due respect to gehry, amada bench tops tokyo bench.
with all due respect to gehry, amada bench tops tokyo bench.
buzzoff 11.19.10
hey man, you might want to check out matthias's website before you say he's copying.
gimmy 11.21.10
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design | 01.15.12
steam bent white oak strips are assembled in tight compound curves to create a back-to-back two seater furniture piece.
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