Lapalma, AP Stool Shin Azumi, 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 mono-coque 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.
Specifications
Curved plywood with veneer in several finishes.
Size Description
Height 50 cm (19.7″ ) Width 37 cm (15″) Deep 42 cm (17″)
Shin Azumi was born in Kobe, Japan in 1965. After finishing his MA in
Industrial Design at the Royal College of Art in 1994, he started working as a
designer and in 2005, he established his own firm ?a studio’ in London.
His works have been widely published and awarded both in Europe and in Japan and
shown in exhibitions in museums such as Victoria & Albert Museum (UK), Design
Museum (UK), British Council (UK), and Vitra Design Museum (Germany). His works
were also acquired as permanent collection by Stedelijk Museum (Holland), Crafts
Council (UK), and Die Neue Sammlung (Germany).