Design Research---Master chair
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- Jul 19, 2020
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Master chair【fig1 2】 was produced by Philppe Starck in 2010. The form of chair back is combined with three iconic modern chairs which are the broad Tulip chair【fig3】 by Eero Saarinen, the taller Eiffel chair【fig4】 by Charles and the winged Series 7 chair【fig5】. Starch used the outline of three chairs to create the chair back, arms and wings, which are a special design different with other ordinary chair【fig6】. So, as you can see, the chair back and arms are only presented by the flowing and thin lines. The elegant line makes this chair looks modernism and can be used in the stylish room. The structure of this item using the thin line to create the chair back and legs and the unique part is the long leg and the smell chair. Because of the weave
element and smooth surface, it provides a good outlook and comfortable seat for the users because the organic design close to our human body today. The original design of Master chair was only presented in black and white colours, but it was produced in different light colour in the recent years【fig7】.
【fig1】 【fig2】
【fig3】 【fig4】 【fig5】
【fig6】 【fig7】
Philippe Starch is the French designer who design the Master chair. He set up his first own studio in 19 years old. The first time he received his boost when he designed the interior of President Francois Mitterrand’s【fig8 9】 private apartment in 1982. Aside from the president private apartment he is also well know in the other field of design such as furniture design, product design and interior design. Most of his work is organic, emotional and international, moreover, he can use different material such as stone, glass, plastic and aluminium in different design to create mixed material items. All of this element makes his works more interesting and creative. One of his famous work is the Juicy Salif lemon squeezer【fig10】. This biomimetic work was inspired by the calamari and it present a clear, fluid, curved and elegant line with a inverted drop-like head and three long legs. On the head, there are several lines as the decoration and the ditch for the lemon juice drop to the bottom. Juicy Salif lemon squeezer is made of the metal, it shows the ironed colour and has a reflective surface. Because of the simple form and colour, this item can be use in any space of house to match with other mass products.
【fig8】 【fig9】 【fig10】
Most of the works from Strach reflect the postmodernism which presents the complex and perfectly simplex in both architecture, furniture and product design. So, you can see most of his household product has a elegant, curved and fluid line, it makes the outlooks simple but match the modern style.
For the same art movement, there is another well-know furniture group which called Memphis Group. It is an Itlaian design and architecture group which was found by Ettore Sottsass in 1918. This design company has a unique style to produce the items in a colourful and geomatic shape. All of the furniture【fig11】 have a complete different shape with the works produced by Phillippe because it used the straight and hard line to create the frame of future such as bookshelf, chair, table and sofa. So all of the joint shows the sharp right angle. Moreover, designer used several colours in one piece of product, so you can see a colourful but harmonious work and it can makes the interior design【fig12】 more interesting and lively.
【fig11】 【fig12】
DK. (2019). GREAT DESIGNS
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_GroupMaster chair
Master chair【fig1 2】 was produced by Philppe Starck in 2010. The form of chair back is combined with three iconic modern chairs which are the broad Tulip chair【fig3】 by Eero Saarinen, the taller Eiffel chair【fig4】 by Charles and the winged Series 7 chair【fig5】. Starch used the outline of three chairs to create the chair back, arms and wings, which are a special design different with other ordinary chair【fig6】. So, as you can see, the chair back and arms are only presented by the flowing and thin lines. The elegant line makes this chair looks modernism and can be used in the stylish room. The structure of this item using the thin line to create the chair back and legs and the unique part is the long leg and the smell chair. Because of the weave
element and smooth surface, it provides a good outlook and comfortable seat for the users because the organic design close to our human body today. The original design of Master chair was only presented in black and white colours, but it was produced in different light colour in the recent years【fig7】.
【fig1】 【fig2】
【fig3】 【fig4】 【fig5】
【fig6】 【fig7】
Philippe Starch is the French designer who design the Master chair. He set up his first own studio in 19 years old. The first time he received his boost when he designed the interior of President Francois Mitterrand’s【fig8 9】 private apartment in 1982. Aside from the president private apartment he is also well know in the other field of design such as furniture design, product design and interior design. Most of his work is organic, emotional and international, moreover, he can use different material such as stone, glass, plastic and aluminium in different design to create mixed material items. All of this element makes his works more interesting and creative. One of his famous work is the Juicy Salif lemon squeezer【fig10】. This biomimetic work was inspired by the calamari and it present a clear, fluid, curved and elegant line with a inverted drop-like head and three long legs. On the head, there are several lines as the decoration and the ditch for the lemon juice drop to the bottom. Juicy Salif lemon squeezer is made of the metal, it shows the ironed colour and has a reflective surface. Because of the simple form and colour, this item can be use in any space of house to match with other mass products.
【fig8】 【fig9】 【fig10】
Most of the works from Strach reflect the postmodernism which presents the complex and perfectly simplex in both architecture, furniture and product design. So, you can see most of his household product has a elegant, curved and fluid line, it makes the outlooks simple but match the modern style.
For the same art movement, there is another well-know furniture group which called Memphis Group. It is an Itlaian design and architecture group which was found by Ettore Sottsass in 1918. This design company has a unique style to produce the items in a colourful and geomatic shape. All of the furniture【fig11】 have a complete different shape with the works produced by Phillippe because it used the straight and hard line to create the frame of future such as bookshelf, chair, table and sofa. So all of the joint shows the sharp right angle. Moreover, designer used several colours in one piece of product, so you can see a colourful but harmonious work and it can makes the interior design【fig12】 more interesting and lively.
【fig11】 【fig12】
DK. (2019). GREAT DESIGNS
Dezeem, Famous modernist cahir shapes merged into a bar stool by Eugeni Quitllet, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
designboom, philippe starck：masters chair for kartell (27 May 2020), retrieved from
https://www.designboom.com/design/philippe-starck-masters-chair-for-kartell-at-milan-design-week-09/
Medium, Philippe Starck’s Juicy Salif lemon squeezer: Genius design or just a cool fruit squeezer?, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
Introspective, Philippe Starck’s Subversive Designs, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
AD, A Light-Filled Paris Flat Where Art Plays the Starring Role, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
dezeen, The Dezeen guide to Postmodern architecture and design, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
WIKIPEDIA, Moemphis Group, (27 May 2020), retrieved from
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