ronen kadushin: recent uploads

chairs are laser cut out of 6mm aluminum, leaving behind cut-outs that are then sold along with the chair

israeli designer ronen kadushin has completed a collection of aluminum chairs as a part of his ‘open design’ opportunity where individuals can download, modify and produce the designs from his website. the goal is to ‘shift industrial design to become relevant in a ‘globally networked information society’ in the same way other creative fields such as music, communication design and animation photography have.

the design of each chair is a reference to common, everyday influences including emotion, iconic design, cityscapes and  street art. the process and design method of the chairs encourage experimentation and a more free approach to creation. this concept is evident in the natural state in which the material is left. 

the ‘hack’ chair was the first piece designed for this collection and is meant as a token of gratitude to the ‘hacker community’ who have warmly accepted ronen kadushins ‘open design’ design method

‘hack’ chair back you can see the article designboom published ronen kadushin’s project when it was still in the prototype phase here

‘flatveld’ was created as a homage to gerrit rietveld’s iconic ‘blue and red chair’ designed in 1917

‘flatveld’ chair

kadushin designed the ‘tel aviv’ chair based on his impressions of the rough-edged city he once lived in

‘tel aviv’ chair back

‘vague’ chair is a carefully executed design that is designed to look unresolved

‘vague’ chair back

the ‘graffiti’ chair is intended to mimic berlin street graffiti

‘graffiti’ chair

the ‘simpleton’ chair was born out of an experiment with ‘functional-extreme geometric-formalism’

‘simpleton’ chair back

the chairs which are individually bent and assembled by hand are laser cut from a 6mm thick sheet of aluminum. the essential ‘twist hinge’ detail was designed by kadushin making it possible to precisely plan the position of the bend and retain the structural integrity of the chair.

kadushin designed this twist hinge allowing for a more exact and structurally sound chair

the collection of six chairs

a techincal drawing shows how the chairs piece together on one sheet of metal before being bent in to a three-dimensional piece

below is a video of designer ronen kadushin assembling the chairs by hand at his recent exhibition opening. the purpose was to demonstrate the ease at which each chair is created.

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