dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair

<p>the table and chair are formed from melted refrigerator, poured in a continuous line by a robot resulting in the newest editions to the designer's 'endless' series of furniture. </p>

dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair - 1 ‘rocking chair’ from dirk vander kooij’s ‘endless series’

dutch designer dirk vander kooij has further developed his ‘endless’ series, resulting in the production of an ‘endless saloon table’ and ‘rocking chair’. like the ‘endless chair’, the works are formed by melted pieces of recycled refrigerators. the continuous flow of liquid plastic creates a layered, ebbless furniture collection. vander kooij plays conductor to the CNC extruder robotic arm which precisely pours the seamless stream of repurposed refrigerator to form each work.

dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair - 2 side view of the rocking chair

dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair - 3detail

dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair - 4 ‘endless saloon table’

dirk vander kooij: endless saloon table + rocking chair - 5alternate view of ‘endless saloon table’

 endless in progress