'mychair' by ben van berkel for walter knoll
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'mychair' by ben van berkel for walter knoll



walter knoll will be unveiling a new chair design by ben van berkel at orgatec 2008 in cologne.
named ‘mychair’, the new project is the first designed by van berkel, who is also the founder of
UN studio architecture. the chair is designed to be used both alone of in multiples. ben van berkel
describes how a chair designed by an architecture is different from one created by a designer.
‘the architectural approach to furniture is different from that of the industrial designer as the
architect begins with the space and the environment that the chair will become a part of. all the
details of the chair are considered for their spatial effects. this architectural approach to furniture
is connected with a very personal ideology of space.’

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http://www.walterknoll.de

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