Instant Classic Side Chair
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 05. 2.07
"Why are we still shipping chairs in big boxes? Seeing fine machinery making kitchen doors out of mdf panels gave us a new idea. These tools could be used for so many other things. A chair cut out of a small birch plywood panel, almost no waste, flat as a kitchen door. The chairs are delivered in ultra-flat boxes and can be taken away as a suitcase. Fifty chairs in the car? Yes, you can. Assembled in no time with 8 screws.
What more proof does one need that good design leads to more efficient use of materials and less energy wasted building and shipping. Only $ 150, designed by Alain Berteau and produced by Feld Narrative Design in Antwerp. ::Nova68 via ::Apartment Therapy
Too bad its ugly and looks uncomfortable.
Furniture, even chairs, in flat boxes is nothing new. I have several chairs that came in flat boxes and are held to togehter with a few screws. I think this is an over-priced, green-washed fashion product.
dat is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool!
It really does look terribly uncomfortable...