oskar zieta for hay

 
the hay booth at the stockholm fair featuring an aluminium prototype of a hydro-formed stool.
this technique is already widely used in car manufacturing, but never before in the field of furniture.
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
stool by oskar zieta
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
view from top
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
detail
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
legs
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
blown-up rubber prototype 
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
aluminium prototype
 
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
the process of hydro-forming

the stool gets its vivid retro-futuristic look through hydro-forming. the liquid is inserted with high pressure between two flat alluminium sheets, which were previously welded on the edges. the pressure and the thickness define the 3D appearance and stability.    stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay

the chair, first prototype from oskar zieta,
developed simultaneously with the hay stool,not yet finalized.
 
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
the making, various phases 
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
the chair 
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
the chair
 
stockholm furniture fair 08: oskar zieta for hay
okar zieta at the milan salone satellite
image by david assael