Harry Thaler Pressed Chair

Bend To Use: Harry Thaler's Pressed Chair

Pressed Chair is aluminum which has been pressed with the shape for a chair. When bent into shape they create a stackable, sturdy but light weight chair. Taken from a single 1 m² sheet of 2.5mm thick aluminum, the design uses minimization of materials which makes the project far more sustainable. Though not wanting to waste materials Thaler has cleverly designed a three part stool made from the scrap after the chair is cut. These pieces are easily held together with screws and fit in perfectly with the chairs.

The designs are modern, cool, and functional with the added bonus of having that green leaning without throwing it in your face. These are the kind of designs I could easily see in mass production with a year or two, they would work on both a house hold and industrial level. With the ability to be customized and production options being expansive, these chairs could come in any colour or even be made as more of a design statement perhaps by printing images onto the aluminum sheet before it is cut. The potential for this idea is huge. I feel that Harry Thaler is definitely one to watch out for.

These clever simplistic designs came in joint winning place at the [D³] Contest. The event took place in Cologne and was organized by imm Cologne.

Harry Thaler graduated from London’s prestigious Royal College of Art last year.