concrete la chaise d’hauteville by ateliers HLB + julie legros

concrete la chaise d’hauteville by ateliers HLB + julie legros

informed by an old 1950’s chair found in a dusty attic, the furniture piece comes alive as an experiment with concrete and rebar.

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concrete la chaise d’hauteville by ateliers HLB + julie legros
all image courtesy ateliers HLB

 

 

informed by an old 1950’s chair found in a dusty attic, the ‘chaise d’hauteville’ by ateliers HLB and julie legros comes alive as an experiment with concrete used in furniture. thin but strong, a re-bar structure hidden in the chair’s fiberglass back-plate provides added structural support. the piece weighs 9kg and can be used both indoors and outdoors.

 

 


la chaise d’hauteville
video courtesy ateliers HLB

 

 

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context

 

 

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three different structures

 

 

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the model has already inspired a small production of the “chaise d’Hauteville”, with similar materials

 

 

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