jasper morrison: tagliatelle chair for alias

the process work that went into the ‘tagliatelle chair’ by jasper morrison for alias image © designboom

presented at milan design week 2011, is the ‘tagliatelle’ chair by british designer jasper morrison for italian furniture company alias. the design is a reinterpretation of alias’s iconic spaghetti chair 30 years after its initial introduction. a highly innovative follow-up, ‘tagliatelle’ continues the perfect synthesis of technology and form incorporated in the spaghetti chair, extracting and reformulating each and every element. the structure is stove-enameled tubular steel, with the back and seat rests consisting of interwoven elastic strips, available in a single color or a combination of shades. the resulting form is zen inspired; of studied yet simple elegance. a harmonious and balanced composition derived from meticulous attention to each detail; the calculations for the diameter of the tubular steel, the structure’s interlocking system, the invisible system used to secure the elastic strips.

installation view of ‘tagliatelle’ chairs on display at the alias booth on the milan fairgrounds image © designboom

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