Maarten van severen 1992.
Maarten van severen low chair.
118 x 75 x 17 5 cm.
It operates from ghent where the maarten van severen oeuvre largely came into being.
Design maarten van severen transparent or batch dyed pmma made in italy by kartell lcp low chair plastic is a fitting name for this low lounge chair.
His pieces are renowned and appreciated all over the world because of their unique materials quality and finish.
Aluminium and ply to bakelite and polyester.
Access on every side through different openings accentuating the craftsmanship of the product and the sense of detail.
Solid and soaped oak.
He was a personal friend of hans lensvelt.
Low mobile table with storage in between surfaces.
The lcp is a translation from the low chair designed by maarten van severen between 1993 and 1995 and made of a sheet of folded aluminum joined under the seat by rubber spacers.
Created with a single piece of molded transparent plastic which spirals around itself to form a radically innovative seat.
Designed in 1993 mvs lc95 chair is a statement piece.
His first pieces were long sleek tables in steel or wood.
Some moments with maarten van severen.
The maarten van severen foundation was established in 2009 by family and friends of designer maarten van severen 1956 2005.
Following his wish shortly before his death the foundation manages his artistic legacy.
Its shell features a flex i ble inte gral polyurethane foam construc tion that adapts to the user s body.
His designs are characterised by their simple form and superb comfort.
The lcp or low chair plastic is made from a single sheet of pmma acrylic that folds back upon itself.
Van severen died in 2005.
03 chair designed in 1998 by maarten van severen for vitra features a slim profile form that inte grates the seat back and front legs into a single fluid line the result ing visu ally contin u ous form is supported by legs composed of steel and die cast aluminum.
The designer maarten van severen started creating furniture in the mid 1980s initially producing the pieces himself in his ghent workshop.
Making aluminum his hallmark maarten van severen never stopped questioning the material twisting it and reforming it until his death in 2005.
Later he began to work in aluminium enabling him to produce lighter.
Maarten works in a variety of different materials.
The collaboration with vitra began in 1996 resulting in the van severen collection.
Van severen started designing and producing furniture in the later 1980s in his workshop in ghent.
Van severen is also frequently commissioned as a decorator and furniture designer for private residence projects teamed with rem koolhaas.
Lensvelt is producer of a substantial part of the collection of the flemish designer maarten van severen 1956 2005.