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'''Homasote''' collection was an experimental series commissioned by kinderModern in 2016 along with the [[Fiberglass]] collection as a take on Modernist furniture designed for children.
'''Homasote''' collection was an experimental series commissioned by kinderModern in 2016 along with the [[Fiberglass]] collection as a take on Modernist furniture designed for children.


The pieces are made from laminated layers of [http://www.homasote.com/| Homasote], a soft, compressed recycled paper product, and connected using brass hardware. Along with completely new designs, a few pieces were a play on Modernist classics like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig-Zag_Chair| Zig Zag Chair] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noguchi_table| Noguchi coffee table].
The pieces are made from laminated layers of [http://www.homasote.com/| Homasote], a soft, compressed recycled paper product, and connected using brass hardware. Along with completely new designs, a few pieces were a play on Modernist classics like the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zig-Zag_Chair| Zig Zag chair] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noguchi_table| Noguchi coffee table].


The rounded profiles were cut using a CNC machine and slotted onto steel support bars which are capped with large brass washers which help to compress the profiles together.
The rounded profiles were cut using a CNC machine and slotted onto steel support bars which are capped with large brass washers which help to compress the profiles together.

Revision as of 12:13, 19 July 2018

Homasote
CK-Homa Zig Zag 3.jpg
Design Year: 2016
Dimensions: Homasote, brass, steel
Materials: Studio Produced

Homasote collection was an experimental series commissioned by kinderModern in 2016 along with the Fiberglass collection as a take on Modernist furniture designed for children.

The pieces are made from laminated layers of Homasote, a soft, compressed recycled paper product, and connected using brass hardware. Along with completely new designs, a few pieces were a play on Modernist classics like the Zig Zag chair and the Noguchi coffee table.

The rounded profiles were cut using a CNC machine and slotted onto steel support bars which are capped with large brass washers which help to compress the profiles together.