jonas lyndby jensen: snowshoe chair
exhibited at the cabinetmakers autumn exhibition in 2010, this bentwood chair takes it shape and materials from traditional winter snowshoes.
sketcing of idea
designed and produced by danish furniture designer and cabinetmaker jonas lyndby jensen. inspired of the shapes of snowshoes, jonas made a classic cabinetmaker chair with elements of viennese chairs using bentwood. the snowshoe chair is made of bleched and soap treated ash. seat upholstered with woven white horse hair in a chain of white linen thread. textile is designed and executed by danish textile designer jacob bille.
the chair has been exhibited at ordrupgaard museum in denmark, tokyo design museum, london design week, riga and is planned to be exhibited at the stockholm furniture fair 2012 (7.-11. feb.).
technical drawing
legs of chair
tighten the bendwood
finished bendwood ring
seating mold in vacuum bag
detail of horse hair textile
detail of assembly
finished chair
snowshoe for the whitout exhibition
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