maarten chair by victor carrasco for viccarbe

‘maarten chair’ by victor carrasco for viccarbe

spanish designer victor carrasco has created the ‘maarten’ chair as a tribute to the late belgian furniture designer maarten van severen. the frame of the piece is forged from oak plywood and decorated by loose horizontally-stitched upholstery is applied to the curved body of the seat. lacquered steel tubes hold it up the sleek furniture piece. sprawling from a center point, the pyramidal structure is able to swivel, giving the user a more flexible and comfortable experience. 

produced by valencia-based furniture company viccarbe, the furniture piece was on display at salone del mobile during milan design week 2012. 

the texture is defined with horizontal bunched stitching  

front and back view 

concept board 

sketches