flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair

Masaya Kawamoto launches pf chair at designart tokyo 2024

 

Tokyo-based designer Masaya Kawamoto introduces the PF Chair, a seating design product of unique craftsmanship, launched at DESIGNART TOKYO 2024. By flattening sections of round piping, Kawamoto achieves a soft, linear backrest, which defines the form of the seat. The PF Chair can be disassembled, ensuring efficient packaging and straightforward assembly. Crafted from stainless steel, each piece undergoes a salt bath coloring process, which oxidizes the metal to create intricate surface patterns without paints or pigments. 

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
images courtesy of Masaya Kawamoto

 

 

each seat varies according to the type of stainless steel used

 

Product designer Masaya Kawamoto named the PF Chair to highlight its defining techniques: Press and Flat, which are integral to its structure. Each chair is crafted and hand-colored by artisans, with its appearance subtly shifting depending on the stainless steel properties and the high-temperature kiln process used during production. Available in two distinct finishes—Oboro [朧] for the armchair and Kasumi [霞] for the armless version—the final color of each piece varies based on the type of stainless steel, material thickness, and cooling speed, ensuring that every chair has a unique, one-of-a-kind look.

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
Masaya Kawamoto introduces the PF Chair

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
the PF Chair can be disassembled, ensuring efficient packaging and straightforward assembly

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
product of unique craftsmanship

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
the chair was launched at DESIGNART TOKYO 2024

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by flattening sections of round piping, Kawamoto achieves a soft, linear backrest

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
the backrest defines the form of the chair

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
crafted from stainless steel

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
each chair undergoes coloring process which oxidizes the metal

flattened piping becomes linear backrest in masaya kawamoto’s oxidized steel chair
intricate surface patterns adorn the chair without the use of paints or pigments

flattened-piping-linear-backrest-masaya-kawamoto-oxidized-steel-chair-11-13-2024-designboom-1800-02

Masaya Kawamoto named the PF Chair to reflect its defining techniques

 

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each chair is carefully crafted
each chair is carefully crafted
the pieces are hand-colored by artisans
the pieces are hand-colored by artisans
the stainless steel properties subtly shift the appearance
the stainless steel properties subtly shift the appearance
the color of the final product varies with the type of stainless steel
the color of the final product varies with the type of stainless steel
available in two finishes
available in two finishes
Kasumi [霞] finish clads the armless version
Kasumi [霞] finish clads the armless version
Oboro [朧] finish covers the armchair
Oboro [朧] finish covers the armchair
resulting in a one-of-a-kind appearance for each piece
resulting in a one-of-a-kind appearance for each piece
material thickness and cooling speed affect the final result
material thickness and cooling speed affect the final result
high-temperature kiln process is  used in production
high-temperature kiln process is used in production

project info:

 

name: PF chair
designer: Masaya Kawamoto | @masaya.kawamoto

 

 

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