His designs are characterised by their simple form and superb comfort.
Vitra maarten van severen chair.
The dutch architect and designer initially established himself as a small scale furniture producer and interior designer.
Maarten van severen 1998.
Like maarten van severen they have a long standing partnership with the swiss furniture manufacturer vitra resulting in such designs as the joyn office system 2002 the alcove sofa 2007 and the vegetal chair 2009.
The designer maarten van severen started creating furniture in the mid 1980s initially producing the pieces himself in his ghent workshop.
The extraordinary comfort of the unobtrusive 03 chair is first revealed upon use.
Danish design store is an authorized usa dealer for all vitra products.
Aluminium and ply to bakelite and polyester.
His designs are characterised by their simple form and superb comfort.
The collaboration with vitra began in 1996 resulting in the van severen collection.
Its shell features a flex i ble inte gral polyurethane foam construc tion that adapts to the user s body.
04 chair maarten van severen for vitra average lead time.
The collaboration with vitra began in 1996 resulting in the van severen collection.
Maarten works in a variety of different materials.
The flexible seat and back shell made of integral foam supports the body while the leaf springs integrated into the backrest serve as reinforcement.
12 weeks average lead time.
The seat shell which is made of resilient integral skin polyurethane foam adapts to the user s body and flexes slightly when the sitter leans back aided by leaf springs embedded in the backrest.
Thus the 03 chairs are the epitome of the concept of less is more which the designer maarten van severen has already perfected with various products for vitra.
The seat shell which is made of resilient integral skin foam adapts to the sitter s body with the help of leaf springs embedded in the backrest.
Vitra produced the first industrial chair by maarten van severen the 03.
In 1996 van severen s first collaboration with vitra resulted in the chair 03 and over the subsequent years until his untimely death in 2005 van severen and vitra worked closely on a range of products including the 04 07 and the kast shelving unit.
This construction provides enhanced comfort by flexing when the sitter lea.
The designer maarten van severen started creating furniture in the mid 1980s initially producing the pieces himself in his ghent workshop.
The unobtrusive appearance of the 03 chair makes it ideally suited for offices and meeting areas.
Van severen is also frequently commissioned as a decorator and furniture designer for private residence projects teamed with rem koolhaas.
