Via Trespa:
Trespa panels might ring a bell as the very dense and strong with a durable
top-layer, panelling developed for Ahrend and mainly used for facades of
buildings. Now they are being utilized to construct modern PeLiCLICFURNITURE designed by Alexander Pelikan.
Inspired by his values of modernist design, which include multiplicity
(industrial reproduction), clarity of use and function, absence of
decoration and honesty of material, his concept was to make the entire
chair from one material, including any connections. After researching
traditional Japanese wood connections and hiking gear, Pelikan realized
he required a building material that was very dense and strong with a
durable top-layer that was scratch and water resistant—so the furniture
would be suitable for outdoor use. Trespa panels fit the bill
perfectly. The furniture is CNC milled from Trespa panels to direct use
without any further production steps in-between.
Consequently, PeLiCLICFURNITURE pieces are very easily constructed— just click the parts together, sit down and relax!
The Trespa Design Centre, located in the SoHo District of Manhattan,
featured PeLiCLICFURNITURE during the International
Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), May 16th - 18th in New York.
"A golden chance (for which I am very thankful) to show my works in New York City, USA during the International Current Furniture Fair!" said Alexander Pelikan to DutchDFA.
On his website he writes:
"Modernist furniture is exemplified in the crate-furniture of Rietveld which were the first do-it-yourself pieces.
I thought this through: What happens if you make the whole thing from only one material? What is needed to achieve this?
That was the birth of the CLICLOUNGER as it now is. At first it was cut with a water-jet (as exposed in Milano at the Salone Sattelite 2006), later on when other pieces of the CLICFURNITURE were developed - they were cut with a CNC-mill...(presented at Milano 2007)
The future could be fully digital furniture where the customer only
buys the file needed for manufacture, steps to the closest milling
facility
and lets his piece be produced locally on the spot.
An in this way 'immaterialized' product would cut down a lot on transport- and material costs, be very environmentally-conscious
and above all it would broaden the freedom of design...
Via: Trespa and Pelidesign
