Maarten Van Severen Low Chair

His pieces are renowned and appreciated all over the world because of their unique materials quality and finish.
Maarten van severen low chair. The collaboration with vitra began in 1996 resulting in the van severen collection. Access on every side through different openings accentuating the craftsmanship of the product and the sense of detail. His first pieces were long sleek tables in steel or wood. He was a personal friend of hans lensvelt.
Low mobile table with storage in between surfaces. Van severen is also frequently commissioned as a decorator and furniture designer for private residence projects teamed with rem koolhaas. The lcp is a translation from the low chair designed by maarten van severen between 1993 and 1995 and made of a sheet of folded aluminum joined under the seat by rubber spacers. The maarten van severen foundation was established in 2009 by family and friends of designer maarten van severen 1956 2005.
Design maarten van severen transparent or batch dyed pmma made in italy by kartell lcp low chair plastic is a fitting name for this low lounge chair. Van severen started designing and producing furniture in the later 1980s in his workshop in ghent. Maarten works in a variety of different materials. Lensvelt is producer of a substantial part of the collection of the flemish designer maarten van severen 1956 2005.
Aluminium and ply to bakelite and polyester. The designer maarten van severen started creating furniture in the mid 1980s initially producing the pieces himself in his ghent workshop. It operates from ghent where the maarten van severen oeuvre largely came into being. Its shell features a flex i ble inte gral polyurethane foam construc tion that adapts to the user s body.
Maarten van severen 1992. 03 chair designed in 1998 by maarten van severen for vitra features a slim profile form that inte grates the seat back and front legs into a single fluid line the result ing visu ally contin u ous form is supported by legs composed of steel and die cast aluminum. Solid and soaped oak. Following his wish shortly before his death the foundation manages his artistic legacy.
Making aluminum his hallmark maarten van severen never stopped questioning the material twisting it and reforming it until his death in 2005. The unified process of design and production is noticeable in his mvs lc95 low chair. His designs are characterised by their simple form and superb comfort. Created with a single piece of molded transparent plastic which spirals around itself to form a radically innovative seat.
Later he began to work in aluminium enabling him to produce lighter. 118 x 75 x 17 5 cm. Vitra produced the first industrial chair by maarten van severen the 03. The lcp or low chair plastic is made from a single sheet of pmma acrylic that folds back upon itself.
Low chair designed by maarten van severen belgian born 1949 1993 5 made by top mouton belgium 2001 aluminium.