Porta Volta Chair Birkhäuser

Porta Volta Chair Birkhäuser"The Porta Volta Chair is an exception: I wanted to design a chair with an armrest because there are hardly any that I like. I wanted it to be comfortable, welcoming and commodious. Like a room to sit down in rather than just sitting down on something. Wood of a certain width seemed a suitable starting point because it can be bent and treated. 4 planks sufficed to construct the chair and define its dimensions." Jacques Herzog 2023 The Porta Volta

whose creative approach to wood turning result in a unique and efficient design

In addition to an introduction by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron

Unterwasser

or hollowed out to serve a variety of functions

we present a limited-edition reinterpretation of our Objects collection

I wanted it to be comfortable

used widely across a spectrum of projects from hospitality and housing to galleries and working spaces

offering a soft and warm experience for everyday use

The X-Rocker is made in Switzerland

The crescent shape of the fins serves to both increase dissipation area and reduce the glare of deliberately spilled light

a trumpet-shaped die-cast lamp head from aluminium or brass that also serves as a diffuser for high-powered LED illumination

how H&dM’s working methods have changed from analog processes to digital tools and design technologies