Moooi Smoke Dining Armchair
Don't burn the diner — burn the dining chair! The beauty and character of burned wood is now captured in a long lasting material, creating the strange sensation of sitting on burnt furniture Maarten Baas interpreted his fascination for the element fire with a groundbreaking approach. Capturing the burning flames into the solidity of wood. Each chair is unique due to this exceptional production process. Just like the Phoenix, the Smoke objects are reborn from their ashes, gaining new vitality and beauty in a very unusual way.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Height: 106 cm / 41.7 inch
- Seat Height: 49 cm / 19.5 inch
- Width: 60 cm / 23.6 inch
- Depth: 63 cm / 24.8 inch
MATERIALS:
- Smoked Solid Wood, Epoxy Resin
- Upholstery: Leather Upholstery, Naturally Fire Retardant On Fire Retardant Foam
HELPFUL NOTES:
- The enchanting texture of burnt wood. Each item from the Smoke series share the unfamiliar and untamed finish that is categorized by fire
- The smoke chair has a repair kit underneath the seat in case of emergencies
Maarten Baas
Germany, 1978
Dutch designer Maarten Baas (19/02/1978) was born in Arnsberg, Germany and moved to The Netherlands in 1979 where he grew up. Upon graduating from high school in 1995 he began his studies at the prestigious Design Academy Eindhoven.
Baas designed the candleholder Knuckle, which was taken into production by Pols’ Potten, while he was still studying. In 2000 he studied for several months at the Politecnico di Milano, in Milan. In June 2002 he graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven with two concepts. One of them being the now famous and generally known Smoke series, for which Baas charred furniture and treated the torched skeletons with a coating, turning them into useable pieces of furniture again.
Three of these Smoke pieces became part of the collection of Marcel Wanders’ international design label Moooi, who launched them during the Salone del Mobile in 2003, where they were welcomed with applause. This sensation was followed by a solo-show at Moss gallery in New York, one year later, where the Smoke series were expanded by design classics from the 20th century, including pieces by Rietveld, Eames, Gaudi and Sottsass.
Soon the Smoke collection was considered by museums, critics, collectors and the design public as an iconic collection of modern design and Smoke has been taken into several permanent collections of influential museums around the world (a.o Victoria & Albert Museum, Groninger Museum, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts).
In 2005 Baas began collaborating with Bas den Herder, who is now responsible for the production and development of almost all of Maarten Baas’s designs. The founding of Studio Baas & den Herder made it possible to further work out Maarten’s unique, handmade pieces and to produce them on a larger scale. This new collaboration also allows Baas to take on even more ambitious projects for hotels, restaurants, galleries, museums and private commissioners from all over the world.
Named after “mooi,” the Dutch word for beautiful–the third “o” signifies extra value in beauty and uniqueness. Founded by Marcel Wanders and Casper Vissers in 2001, Moooi, pronounced “moy,” inspires and seduces the world with sparkling and innovative conceptual designs. Best recognized for its exceptional lighting and furniture, Moooi also designs storage, carpets, wall coverings, room accessories, and has a lifestyle product line.
Moooi’s style is exclusive, bold, playful, exquisite, and based on the belief that design is a question of love. They work with emerging and international designers, always dedicated to producing timeless objects of beauty that combine the distinct character of antiques with the freshness of modern design. This fusion results in the production of iconic objects.
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