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About this product
Architonic ID: 20052182
Year of Launch: 2016
Concept
The chair system Glyph, designed by the Berlin design duo Geckeler Michels, consists of a shaped wooden bowl of ash veneer, which tests the limits of 3D-formability of usual shaped wood veneers. The circulating soft edge of the seat enables a generous action radius of 180° and the reduced material thickness creates a comfortable spring effect. Ergonomic seating and minimal appearance as well the largest possible variability are central to the Glyph design. As a revolving chair, the Glyph is optimally-suited for the workplace with or without wheels, looking good both in the home and in the architecture office. With the also available four-legged frame of powder-coated aluminium, instead of classic steel tube, the chair is unusually lightweight despite the slightly larger tube diameter. As a modular system, the chair can be used in various ways in the office and at home. The applications of the chair family – as office chair, visitor‘s chair, conference chair as well canteen chair – are many.
• Dimensions:
Glyph Chair Five-Star Swivel Base: H 75-88 × W 61 x D 61 cm
Glyph Chair Four-Star Swivel Base: H 75-88 × W 45 x D 51 cm
Glyph Chair: H 81 × W 48 x D 51 cm
Glyph Chair with Armrest: H 81 × W 56 x D 51 cm
• Material: Molded wood, anodized or powder-coated aluminium pipe frame, powder-coated die-cast aluminium swivel base
• Made in Denmark/Germany
Specifications
Material
Aluminium, Base metal, Metal, Seat engineered wood, Wood
Distributors
Designers
David GECKELER
Germany
David GECKELER (born 1984) grew up near Lake Constance, south Germany. He initiated his design studies at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Studying abroad at the the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen have added to broadening his horizon. He completed his studies in industrial design at The Berlin University of Arts with his diploma degree in 2012. Later he gained professional experience working for Berlin based Designer Mark Braun, before he founded GECKELER MICHELS Industrial Design in 2013, together with industrial designer Frank Michels.
GECKELER MICHELS
Germany
Profile GECKELER MICHELS is a berlin-based design duo formed by David Geckeler and Frank Michels. Both designers met during their studies and founded their studio in 2013. Since the beginning, the duo is working on designs in the field of furniture, tableware, lighting and accessories. GECKELER MICHELS’ style matrix combines german design roots with an undogmatic and eclectic approach between the many aestehtic discourses of present time. For the designers, approaching new projects always goes along with the appropriation of a related vocabulary. In their eyes it is a crucial way to articulate integral and outstanding answers. A focus on cutting-edge concepts and a passion for material and technology can be stated as the main impulses for creating accurate and subtle products. Biography: David Geckeler David Geckeler (born 1984) grew up near Lake Constance, south Germany. He initiated his design studies at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Studying abroad at the the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen have added to broadening his horizon. He completed his studies in industrial design at The Berlin University of Arts with his diploma degree in 2012. Later he gained professional experience working for Berlin based Designer Mark Braun. Frank Michels Frank Michels (born 1984) was raised near Luxembourg City. After attending The Berlin University of Arts architecture department in 2004-06, he graduated in industrial design at The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2010. During that time, Michels was also studying at University of Lisbon and working for portuguese designer Marco Sousa Santos. More recently, Frank Michels gained experience working for lighting company Rich Brilliant Willing in New York.
