...everyday use. But chairs don't need legs. And so the legs went. The basis of our design was Maarten Van Severen's MVS Chaise from
Vitra. Its wonderful three sectioned...use the (smow)chair to explain a little about furniture design and the designer furniture industry....
...card against Fritz Haller, Denmark were forced into a change and so Arne Jacobsen lined-up against Maarten Van Severen. And although this was never going to be...Jacobsen extended his lead with an Egg Chair and seemed to be heading for a clear victory before Maarten Van Severen salvaged a draw with a late .07 and Kast combination for
Vitra....
...the most closely related beings in the universe. Initially our plan involved a chair, based upon Maarten Van Severen's MVS Chaise that could be converted between a "normal"...meets required standards we also have the (smow)chair. The delightful and practical (smow)chair....
...it as "reduced" as possible. And it was this question that was to dominate the development phase....
...or through reducing the exterior measurements. One particular example that occurs to us being Maarten van Severen's'
.03 with its integrated compound spring supports...Museum runs until September 19th 2010. More details can be found at http://www.design-museum.de...
...little headway, and the match ended 0:0The Group A table and all Group A results can be found here....
...this encounter was never going to be as extravagant as the opening' match, Fritz Haller and Maarten Van Severen fought a tense, minimalist battle in Durban. Fritz Haller's...and his trademark mini, midi, maxi' approach ensured a typically solid Fritz Haller performance. Maarten Van Severen's occasional forays were always very well considered' and...
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Maarten Van Severen (* 1956 in Antwerp, Belgium; † 2005 in Ghent, Belgium), studied architecture
at the Sint-Lucas Art Academy in Ghent, Belgium. He designed his first furniture pieces in 1986 and in
the following year established an independent workshop, where he pursued the limited, semi-industrial
production of his own furniture designs. This unified process of design and production was a fundamental
aspect of his work over a long period of time, in which he devoted himself to the examination of basic
furniture types: chair, table, chaise longue, shelving, cabinet. He developed primary solutions for
these categories based on a comprehensive exploration of the questions of form, material and construction.
Beginning in 1990, Maarten Van Severen began to collaborate closely with Rem Koolhaas and also turned
his attention to interior design tasks. During this period he also assumed teaching positions at a
variety of institutions, including University College West Flanders in Kortrijk (1996), the Academy
of Fine Arts in Maastricht (1996-97), Delft University of Technology (1998) and universities in Helsinki
and Barcelona. The beginning of his collaboration with Vitra in 1996 marked a new phase in his career,
not least because It offered him the opportunity to work with new materials and production processes.
The most important and successful piece from Van Severen's time with Vitra is his chair .03.
Additionally, Van Severen's work with Vitra brought him more exposure and lead to collaborations with other
important producers, for example his lounger LCP for Kartell. His relationship with Vitra remained, however,
the most important and Van Severn's last designs for the company, including Kast and .07, were presented in
Milan two months after his untimely death.
