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Spun Carbon-Fiber Chaise Lounge

A work made of spun carbon fiber.

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  • A work made of spun carbon fiber.

Date:

2003

Artist:

Mathias Bengtsson
Danish, born 1971

About this artwork

Mathias Bengtsson delights in using industrial technology to expand the functional possibilities of materials and production methods. He derives his furniture’s seemingly futuristic forms from processes of organic growth, aligning his practice with the rounded (biomorphic) forms of the Danish design tradition. A robotic arm followed a digital model to build the Spun Chaise Lounge, weaving slender strips of filament around a mold. The result is an incredibly lightweight chair that welcomes and supports the human body with a surprisingly minimal structure.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Mathias Bengtsson

Title

Spun Carbon-Fiber Chaise Lounge

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Designed 2003

Medium

Spun carbon fiber

Dimensions

87.7 × 85.1 × 210.2 cm (34 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 82 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David Teiger Trust

Reference Number

2017.530

Extended information about this artwork

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