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ABChairs by Roeland Otten
Rotterdam designer Roeland Otten has designed a collection of 26 chairs, each spelling out one letter of the alphabet.
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Called ABChairs, the seats can be arranged to form words.
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The prototypes of the chairs are made of lacquered MDF, however the designer intends to produce them using rotational moulded plastic.
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Photographs are by Bas Helbers.
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Here's a little bit of text from Otten:
ABChairs, an alphabet to sit on and chairs to form words with. These are the first 26 prototypes made of lacquered MDF.
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ABChairs’ future is one of a industrial manufacturing process, using rotational moulding of LDPE plastic.
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I'm looking for a label or manufacturer(!). This way ABChairs will be more affordable for the mass market, lighter in weight, less fragile and suitable for outdoors use.
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Smaller size ABChairs would also be applicable for children’s interiors, such as libraries and schools.
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Limited editions of prototypes can be produced upon request. ABChairs are made possible by Fonds BKVB and Materiaal Fonds voor Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving.
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About me:
Roeland Otten graduated at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 1999 and founded his design studio in Rotterdam one year later.
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He works with a ‘conceptual’ approach in different fields of media: from graphic design to new media and video, from product design to architectonic installations in public space and events. Roeland Otten is a provoker and an innovator, never shy of looking for new ways to tell a story and making a statement.
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