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The chair CH04 Houdini by E15
'Best of the Best 2010' - Product Design 2010
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19/07/10 - “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” This is one of the messages of the writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the creator of the renowned novella “The Little Prince”. A message that aims at conveying that, above all, inspiration is needed in order to create something new. The history of design gives proof that the versatility of wood, when boldly interpreted and put to creative use, has often been the birth of a new form, such as the Thonet coffee house chair from the 1930s whose design became possible through a new production technique of bending wood. The chair CH04 Houdini by e15 is yet another expression of the design possibilities that emerge when wood as a material is reinterpreted and its shape is defined in the manufacturing process. This chair’s proportions and inviting appearance too are intricately linked to the production method itself. Made from thin oak-veneered plywood, it is inspired by a technique hitherto used only in aeroplane model making. The basic shape of this chair is created by first bending two-dimensional plywood by hand around a complexly milled solid wood ring to form the back. In order to make the curved two-dimensional elements stay in position, the scale-like arrangement of the slabs is then glued to the base to produce the self-contained seat shell. With its distinctive form language, this chair is appealing both placed in row at a dinner table and as a single object positioned within a space. Its daring design language captivates the of form captivates the beholder – as if the shape itself has revealed its own inspiration.

CH04 HOUDINI
Chair, Chair with armrest
Design: Stefan Diez
Material: oak-veneered plywood, lacquered
Colours: jet black, traffic grey, signal white, clear lacquered; others on request
Measurements:
Chair: 500 x 575 x 800 mm
Chair with armrest: 570 x 530 x 780 mm
 
The side chair is part of the chair family CH04 HOUDINI developed by contemporary German designer Stefan Diez. Made from lacquered oak-veneered plywood the side chair has been designed to perfectly complement all e15 tables. Its unique design language and scale-like construction result in a modern yet timeless wooden chair that is ideal for contract and residential use. Its distinctive silhouette, creative use of material and production technique make the side chair an authentic e15 design object. The visually and physically light side chair features a 4.5 mm thick curved backrest and 498 mm wide by 436 mm deep seat that ensures comfortable sitting.

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61440 OBERURSEL
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PHONE +49-6171-97 95 0
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