Check out these guys: itamar burstein studio these guys have designed a series of furniture called Flex.
They call it an alternative bending process. They remove a significant potion of the wood then replace it with a curved piece of contrasting wood. Looks really sweet, but the woodworker in me scream, wood movement, two different species move at different rates. But man is it a cool idea.
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Kala,
I’m glad to see your back. I had wondered what happened to you. I got here from Matt’s blog. Your doing great work, I hope to see more of your designs soon. Perhaps when you get things under control, you can provide some design information and inspiration on your blog. I am really enjoying the links to other designers.
I hadn’t made it over to your blog until now, but I like it! This is a very cool chair, but it made me cringe too. Have they done anything to keep from blowing the joints apart? Mechanical fasteners? Would that make a difference?