Beautiful Comfortable Butterfly Seat

Posted by newsinterior on December 22, 2010 under Chair Design | Be the First to Comment

Beautiful Comfortable Butterfly Seat

The Butterfly is by no means the most comfortable seat on the market, but it is arguably the most beautiful. It is also a classic example of the East-meets-West modernism developed by the Japanese designer Sori Yanagi in the mid-20th century. What is interesting here is the application of Western materials and techniques to traditional Japanese shapes. The stool is made of two identical moulded-plywood sheets (an American and European innovation) joined by a metal rod. The resultant form is one of symmetry and elegance that is reminiscent both of a butterfly’s wings and a torii, the traditional gate found at the entrance to a Shinto shrine. Today it is produced by Vitra and comes in three varieties: Cherry (440 x 455 x 335mm), £420, Palisander, £415, and Maple, £305 (both 390 x 420 x 310mm). Vitra: .

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