Mangrove Chair
Saturday, 23 May 2009
No words really necessary with the Mangrove Chair, designed by Eiji Shibata for Teko Design. It is a beautiful chair with highly organic lines and a rather appropriate name!
“What always fascinates me is a shape of complexly intertwining, that gradually brunches off from one substance, like that of botanical roots and branches. One day, I encountered an interesting figure that had no joint, no back and front, while I casually played with a ribbon, twisting, cutting, and connecting both ends. Ultimately, my experiments resulted in this topological form after studying various formation of gtwistsh, taking sketches, creating paper models and performing several trial on CAD/CG. The appearance from the seating face to the backrest and to the branched chair legs reminded me of roots of the mangrove, which is said to have multiple organisms assemble and create diverse of ecosystems. Since this chair is named ’Mangrove Chair’, my hope is making more people gather together and for new people to meet though this organically formed chair.” (Eiji Shibata)
No. 1 — May 23rd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Can you tell me if this chair is available for sale in Los Angeles area?
No. 2 — May 23rd, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Unfortunately I do not know. I am sure Teko Design representatives will be able to provide you with the answer though. Click here to go to the website. There is an email link at the bottom of the page.