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A work made of laminated plywood, oak veneer, rubber.

Venus Chair

2006

Konstantin Grcic (German, born 1965) Manufactured by ClassiCon (German, founded 1990)

Germany

Made from bent plywood, the Venus Chair looks, on first glance, as if it is the inner core of the Mars Chair. Further exploration, however, reveals that while its geometries were influenced by the Mars Chair, instead of mimicking the earlier design’s exact nature, its contoured form is a more streamlined rendition made from a simple, graceful assembly that is surprisingly lightweight.

Laminated plywood, oak veneer, rubber

Architecture and Design