Martin Konrad is a German-born designer, now living in Bklyn, NYC, who has just sent us a great pic of his new chair, the KH. Made of tubular steel and leather, it easily assembles/disassembles into an extremely sexy, little lounge-y number. It also has a fine pedigree:
The KH chair was designed and built during a summer program at Denmark's Design School in Copenhagen. It is inspired both by the classic modernist steel tubing chairs of Breuer, Stam, and van der Rohe, as well as the work of the Danish designer Poul Kjaerholm.
We don't know where Martin is selling it yet, but if you are interested he can be contacted directly here.
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Very nice, altho I am usually more partial towards organic materials like wood. This nonetheless has the ubiquitous Danish stamp of fine design on it!
I think it's an instant classic.
I wonder what keeps the leather seat from sliding off...and I also wonder if the seat clangs against the backrest when you stand up.
Oooooh I love this chair!!
I've actually had the pleasure of sitting on this beauty in Copenhagen! - no clanging when you get up - it's very sturdy and the leather is super luxurious.
What hold it on: it's tightly wrapped on the underside - plus the bend in the back loop of metal.
Check out his site for a shot of someone sitting in it - it's nice, low, loungy position.
what Daniel omits are the dozens of nails hidden in the layers of leather - Ouch! -
kidding! it is quite cozy!
How much for the chair man?
Wow!
Me likey!
Doesn't anyone else think this looks a lot like an Ikea number, albeit with a much nicer seat material?
original? hmm?
Isn't that almost the exact shape of the "extruded chair" from a few days ago? Granted, function and human anatomy will lead to similarity, but this seems not artistic at all - just a copy of a common design done in a common way (a la the simple director's chair). I'm not getting all the oohs and ahs. It's by no means a bad chair - just unworthy much ado.