The Gaudi Chair by Bram Geenen

The Gaudi Chair furniture is designed by Dutch designer Bram Geenen. He has a follow-up piece to the Gaudi Stool that he introduced in 2009, The project researches how new technoloqy can be based on simple, logical concepts. In this case a concept which has proven it’s strength and beauty for over a hundred years. This beautiful and unique is made by the same principles, but includes a small backrest. Materials and techniques of Gaudi Chair were chosen to create a lightweight chair.

The Gaudi Chair furniture’s surface is of carbon fiber, the ribs are made of glass-filled nylon, by selective laser sintering. The Gaudi Chair is the follow-up of the Gaudi Stool which was created in 2009. It was designed using the same method as Antoni Gaudi, who made models of hanging chains, which upside-down showed him the strongest shape for his churches. Additionally, to be able to determine the structure of the chair’s backrest, a software script was used. via

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