Seventeen\u00a0designers and artists have been invited to reinterpret Dior\u2019s \u2018Medallion\u2019 chair for the French house\u2019s most significant presence at Milan\u2019s Salone del Mobile to date.\u00a0A roster pulled together from China, Korea, Japan, Lebanon, South Africa, UK, Holland, Italy and France includes Sam Baron, Nacho Carbonell, Pierre Charpin, Dimore Studio...
‘Medallion’ chair to the absolute minimum, with just an outline in black metal resin and finished with a mirrored seat, for the user to look ‘at oneself before being looked at’.
Sam Baron’s ‘Ensemble’ is made up of four pared-back chairs assembled together in a deliberately haphazard way. ’s ‘Chaise Medaillon 3.0’ is made of two sheets of tempered glass, with the back and legs formed from a curve held in place with a shelf-like seat and the signature oval back rendered as a void, in a very pleasing interpretation.
Seoul-based Seungjin Yang has applied his signature balloon technique to ‘upholster’ the seat and back of his otherwise pretty faithful render of the chair, made entirely in epoxy resin.Share your email to receive our daily digest of inspiration, escapism and design stories from around the world
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