Knotted Chair
Marcel Wanders' Knotted Chair for Cappellini turns the open pattern of macramé into a rigid armchair.
Carbon-fiber cord wrapped in aramid fiber is knotted and stiffened with epoxy resin, leaving a delicate-looking network that defines the seat and back. The construction preserves the visual language of handmade ropework in an unexpected structural material.
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- Brand
- Cappellini
- Designer
- Marcel Wanders
- Design year
- 1996
- Descriptor
- Resin-stiffened knotted rope armchair
- Country
- Netherlands
- Structure
- Inner carbon rope. Cover in aramid fiber. Epoxy resin finish to stiffen the structure.
- Materials
- 01Epoxy-stiffened ropework
Carbon-fiber cord wrapped in aramid is knotted and hardened into a rigid chair.
- 0221 in wide
The armchair measures 25¼ inches deep, defining its floor footprint.
Knotted Chair is an armchair whose open ropework is stiffened into a rigid structure.
Marcel Wanders designed it for Cappellini using carbon-fiber cord wrapped in aramid fiber and finished with epoxy resin. The knotted construction carries the seat and back without a separate upholstered surface. Made in the Netherlands, the chair is intended for indoor use.
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Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders is a designer from Boxtel in the Netherlands. His Knotted Chair for Droog Design brought international attention to his work in 1996. He has collaborated with furniture manufacturers across Europe, developing objects that draw on historical references, cultural differences and decorative traditions.
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