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Remember paper dresses in the 60?s? Well, experiments with cardboard furniture also emerged hoping to become cheap and light alternative to traditional furniture. At that time, creative slotting, folding, and other supports were used to ensure that the cardboard could bear the weight of a human being. As it happened, these experiments coincided with the development of the Plastic furnishings, which were also light cheap and more durable.
Frank O. Gehry developed a process to manipulate the cardboard into massive blocks of sculptural shapes. By 1972 Gehry introduced his first collection of extraordinarily stable cardboard furniture, called "Easy Edges". Later, the concept evolved to the line "Experimental Edges". The Experimental Edges marked the switch from the low-priced mass furniture to exclusive exhibition pieces. Although they seem unfinished, as if they had simply been made in passing, they are carefully designed the very last details, with the structures based on countless experiments, For the Experimental Edges series, Gehry designed voluminous chairs and chaise longues with unusually expansive proportions.
As you expect, this authentic Vitra Miniature always comes in the Vitra Design Museum?s wooden shipping crate with informative booklet |
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