Hemp Chair (prototype)

DesignAisslinger, Werner (*1964) GND
Date Draft 2011
ProductionBASF SE GND
ClientStudio Aisslinger
Front view Hemp Chair. The chair tilts from the middle of the seat back into the backrest and the footrest. From the middle to the edge there are 3 rings that visually frame the chair. The walls of the chair are very thin.
DesignAisslinger, Werner (*1964) GND
Date Draft 2011
ProductionBASF SE GND
ClientStudio Aisslinger

This is a part of a chair.
It is made of hemp.
Hemp is a plant.
The chair is made from a single piece.

Note: The text is about a touch object in the X-D-E-P-O-T. The touch object looks a little different from the original object. The text matches the touch object.

This is a part of a chair. It's called Hemp Chair. Hemp is a plant.

Hemp can be made into different things. For example: fabric or packaging. The designer Werner Aisslinger invented a fleece. Fleece is a fabric made of fibres pressed together. The fleece of the Hemp Chair is made of hemp and resin.

Werner Aisslinger has worked together with the German chemical company BASF. Every letter is pronounced: B-A-S-F.

For the Hemp Chair, Werner Aisslinger also worked with experts in technology and materials. That is how he knew how strong and flexible the material has to be.

The Hemp Chair is made from one piece. And it is the first chair in one piece made from a natural material. Before, this was only possible with chairs made of plastic. The material of the Hemp Chair is better for the environment and it can be reused later.

  • Advertising photography, W. Aisslinger, Hemp Chair
    © Studio Aisslinger. Foto: Michel Bonvin

Further detail

DesignAisslinger, Werner (*1964) GND
ProductionBASF SE GND
ClientStudio Aisslinger
Place of productionLudwigshafen, Germany
Place of commissionBerlin, Germany
Size Height: 66 cm, length: 78 cm, depth: 76 cm
MaterialNatural fibres, Hemp, Kenaf, Ecological adhesive, Acrodur
GenreFurniture
Inventory no1994/2019
AccessionDonation Werner Aisslinger

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