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Ida Chair

Jairo da Costa Junior Chair Furniture

Ida

Ida embodies a unique design through an elegant and timeless aesthetic, focusing on simplicity, ergonomics, materials and modern craftsmanship. It showcases how prosumer products like Do-It-Yourself furniture can be intelligent, sophisticated, functional and, most importantly, sustainable. The chair can be customized and ordered online, ready to assemble or locally made by anyone using a web platform and digital fabrication technologies. The result is a versatile chair with a single sustainably sourced material and a few parts assembled in seven easy steps without nails, screws or glue.

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One Stroke Chair

MASUO FUJIMURA Chair Furniture

One Stroke

A single line of uninterrupted connection is the structure of this chair. Designers pursued the beauty of the pipe chair and the possibilities of its structure. That is what this one-stroke chair is all about. It pays homage to the pipe design furniture of the past by Bauhaus, incorporating its design philosophy and pursuing the infinite beauty and structural possibilities of pipe design.

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Promotion Chair

Yeak design Chair Furniture

Promotion

Promotion is a dining chair made of North American black walnut. The design is inspired by the end grain of wood, the surface marked by tree rings. Small end grain squares are joined in order to form a pattern similar to a chessboard. A customized mortise and tenon structure keeps the frame stable while the shape remains simple. CNC engraving is used in production, and the surface is finished with wood wax oil. Sections cut at different angles create soft light and shade effects. The chair suits restaurants, homes and lounges.

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Erhu Chair

Han Mei Chair Furniture

Erhu

Erhu is a chair inspired by the erhu, a traditional Chinese string instrument. The design uses national culture as a language of modern furniture and explores a contemporary Chinese style. The structure is simple, with only two parts: the seat surface and the legs. The chair back, seat surface and front leg form one piece of curved plywood pressed in a premade mold. The surface is veneered with ash wood and walnut, and the legs are made of walnut. The shape of the back leg recalls the hoof shaped leg of Ming style furniture. The curves follow the human body.

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Phantom Chair

Jun Wang Chair Furniture

Phantom

Phantom is a modular chair system made of transparent high-strength glass. Single chairs, multi-person seating, side tables and tables can be assembled from a small set of components. The gradient colours of the glass give each piece a bright and dreamlike appearance. The design combines minimal forms with a sculptural character. The high-strength glass meets load-bearing standards, so decorative objects and daily items can be placed on the tables and seats. Phantom suits both interior and exterior spaces and serves as furniture and as decoration.

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Lydia Chair

Ziel Home Furnishing Technology Co., Ltd Chair Furniture

Lydia

Lydia is a chair designed as part of a furniture series for home interiors. The form is inspired by the appearance of an elephant, and the full soft upholstery gives a comfortable and reliable feeling. Colour is used as the main styling element, since colour has a direct emotional effect on users. The iron frame uses a suspended and detachable structure. The soft upholstery can be washed and replaced, so a chair that becomes dirty or worn can be renewed instead of discarded. Flat packaging reduces transport costs, and shared modules support standardised production.

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Golden Butterfly Chair

Wingstone Casa Chair Furniture

Golden Butterfly

Golden Butterfly is a chair designed for household interiors. The form is abstracted from a butterfly, drawing on the silhouette, the wing patterns and the natural colors of the insect. The frame is made of metal, selected for long service life and a very low damage rate. Each chair receives more than thirteen hand spray painting procedures, and all coatings are eco-friendly paints. The seat pad is made of microfiber instead of genuine leather. The chair measures 550 mm in width, 550 mm in depth and 710 mm in height.

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Transparent Chair

Wei Jingye / 魏靖野 Chair Furniture

Transparent

Transparent is a chair made with 3D printing technology. The frosted plexiglass body has a rounded form, a smooth curved surface and a hard texture. The circular base adds stability, and the curve of the seat and back supports the spine during rest. The single chair measures 900 mm by 900 mm by 850 mm. The hollow centre can be used to store small items. The design follows the Zen idea of simplicity and emptiness found in Eastern tradition. The quiet form is intended to create a calm atmosphere in many kinds of spaces.

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Arc Chair

Dheeraj Belgaonkar Chair Furniture

Arc

Arc is a multipurpose chair designed for everyday seating. Curves shape every part of the chair, from the sweeping backrest to the arched armrests. The frame is made of 16 mm mild steel pipe bent into rationalised second-degree arcs. The seat, back and armrests are cut from 18 mm birch plywood on a CNC machine and finished with a dark stain. The chair is supplied as two halves that are joined with bolts, and the armrests can be attached when needed. Anthropometric data from users aged 25 to 35 guided the ergonomic proportions.

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Bubble Chair

Grigorii Gorkovenko Chair Furniture

Bubble

Bubble is a chair conceived as a collectible art object for private homes and public interiors. The rounded shapes suggest inflated softness, yet the frame is cast by hand from robust aluminium, creating a contrast between appearance and material. Aluminium was selected for its plasticity, which the designer considers the most alive of materials. The chair is produced through handcraft and casting, and the surface is satin finished for a matte sheen. Eight months and eighty kilograms of metal were needed, giving the seat a unique texture.

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Balustrade Chair

Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Chair Furniture

Balustrade

Balustrade is a chair designed for short and temporary rest. The design is inspired by unconscious behaviour, such as leaning on a table or against a balustrade. Balustrade offers two sitting positions. The first is sitting directly on the top, like a chair. The second is a leaning posture, like leaning on a railing. The form is simple, and the intent is brief use rather than long comfort. Several units can be overlapped to reduce transport volume. The chair measures 620 by 385 by 720 millimetres.

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Colored Finch Chair

Wingstone Casa Chair Furniture

Colored Finch

Colored Finch is a chair inspired by the shape of a finch. The backrest appears straight from the front and curves at the sides, combining form and comfort. The backrest and seat are made of handmade multi-layer wood, shaped as double-layer curved wood. The legs are metal tubes covered with layers of handmade fabric. The limited use of non-renewable materials in the legs supports environmental care. Sixteen prototypes were built, and a test dummy was used to study seating positions and set the final size. The chair measures 490 mm in width, 550 mm in depth and 810 mm in height.

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