AP Stool —

— Lapalma /Shin
Azumi

From $1030

This project began as an experiment to express the excellence of bent plywood in a maximized way.

The aim was not only to explore sculptural beauty but to also maximize functionality within a minimal structure. The final result is a stool with a monocoque structure, created from a single sheet of plywood. Unlike other stools, there is no distracting division between its parts. The seat and body of the stool seamlessly merge from one to the other in a single fluid motion. The stool has a large contact area between itself and the floor to disperse the pressure.

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Dimensions
W47 x D37 x H50cm

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Designer Profile

Shin Azumi

Shin Azumi was born in 1965 in Kobe, Japan. After finishing his MA in Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1994, he started working as a design unit ‘AZUMI’. He is a visiting professor of Osaka University of Arts and a lecturer of Vitra Design Museum Workshop. He also took part in the jury of numerous design awards such as, IF Design Award (DE), DT Design Award (JPN), Design Report Award (DE / IT), FX International Design Award (UK), Kokuyo Design Award (JPN).

Azumi works have been published and gained worldwide recognition and awards being acquired for the permanent collections of many museums - such as the Victoria & Albert Museum (UK), the Stedelijk Museum (Holland), the Crafts Council (UK), the Die Neue Sammlung (Germany), the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt (Germany).