photography, wood
furniture
photography
geometric
wood
Dimensions 27 × 24 1/2 × 25 in. (68.58 × 62.23 × 63.5 cm)
This is Harri Koskinen's HK Lounge Chair, a kind of enigmatic object made of molded plywood. I am always curious about how the artist shapes things. With this chair, I wonder if Koskinen wanted to create a continuous line drawing, or a gesture. I see a solid, dark shape with an ergonomically curved seat, perched on four legs. The chair’s design is all about subtle curves. It's like the bare minimum of what a chair can be, each line considered, reduced to its essence. And that color! The deep black pulls me in, soaks up all the light around it. I bet that when Koskinen was making this he was thinking about Eames, or Aalto. It feels like a conversation between artists across time.
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Harri Koskinen’s mission for the HK series of furniture was to create chairs and tables that were not just compact and affordable but well-proportioned and comfortable, too. To minimize production costs, Koskinen limited the number of parts and materials, using a lightweight, graceful birch plywood and veneer suitable for both personal and public settings. The HK 002 lounge chair, following these rational yet elegant principles, is aesthetically attractive, functional, and sturdy enough to hand on to the next generation.
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