Smoking Chairs!
Thanks to Steve for his comment and link to designer Maarten Baas.
He is a young Dutch furniture designer and has a great range of furntiture called “Smoke” which you can view on his website in the ‘Works’ section.
Long story short, he burns classic pieces of furniture, and just before the pieces become structurally unsound, he puts out the flames, and lacquers them up, making these amazing piece’s of furniture that look like they’ve just been pulled off a bonfire!
There’s a nice clip here from his Milan show earlier this year.
He’s had some nice little write ups and interviews on various different sites should anyone want to learn a little more!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I don’t believe that leather chair was burnt. I would suggest he painted it black.
September 5th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Dave, he would have burnt the frame and then added the leather after..!