Norse chair by Simon Pengelly for Modus
Product news: London designer Simon Pengelly has created these curved wooden chairs with cut-out backs for British furniture brand Modus.
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Simon Pengelly used steam-bent wood to form the seats and backs of the chairs, which are attached to a curving wooden frame with gently splaying legs.
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Called Norse, the chair is intended as a contemporary take on a traditional Scandinavian seat and is available in a range of colours.
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The chair was presented at the Modus stand at Edit by Designjunction in Milan last month where Paris-based designer Arik Levy also unveiled a furniture range with wooden bases influenced by traditional Japanese footwear.
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Simon Pengelly previously created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic.
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Other wooden chairs we've recently featured include lightweight chairs by Bertjan Pot with wooden edges curved tightly over aluminium frames and the November chair by Veryday, which won a Gold Award at the iF Design Awards in Munich earlier this year.
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