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Nathan Martell's Extreme Bent Plywood Layup Chair

Designed with an assist from Becker Brakel

By Rain Noe - April 23

in Furniture Design

Becker Brakel is a German company that specializes in bent plywood and veneers for furniture. They hold a biennial Design Forum, where designers are invited to explore and experiment with molded wood forms. Brakel then prototypes the designs.

At last year's Brakel Design Forum, Canadian industrial designer Nathan Martell first conceived of this Layup Chair:

That's a form the Eameses could never have dreamt of, given the technology of their era. However, Martell actually got the design into production: The Layup is now manufactured by British design furniture brand Established & Sons (presumably using Brakel's technology).

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david copeland

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Thought it was wizardry until the last photo. Well done and very tasty design.

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