Here in Ottawa, we're really fortunate to have Carleton University where Industrial Design is a key program. And, fabulously, there are a lot of amazing young women enrolled.
Bonnie Van Tassel is one of these women. She has just completed her fourth year at Carleton, and is obviously driven, creative, and very, very talented.
Here are some examples of Bonnie's work for easy viewing. And, if you're interested in seeing more, click here for Bonnie's web site.
*** A word of warning: prepare to be impressed. This is a Designing Woman with an eye to the future!
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Bonnie Van Tassel ...
Wazo Lounge Chair
This piece was designed for the Asahikawa International Furniture Design Competition. The challenge was to design an elegant piece of furniture that celebrates wood as a material and shows its beauty. From the beginning, Bonnie envisioned a flow of grain and texture. She worked in quarter scale (amazing but true!) to create a comfortable and beautiful lounge chair. The end product is a flexed fan of mahogany, cherry, walnut and maple, finished with olive oil and brass hardware.
Portable Seating: Axis
This piece was designed with mobility and portability in mind. The challenge was to design an ultra-portable seat which would be able to withstand any grown adult sitting on it, while being compact enough to be easily taken on a bus or carried around. The seat is made of birch russian plywood, ultra-suede fabric and high-density polyurethane padding, and weighs only six pounds.
5 comments:
I love the Wazo lounge chair! I would love try it out.
You know, I have never had an inkling to visit Ottawa before but you are having a distinct influence on me!!
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Tara
That first chair is fabulous - very chic and streamline!
The first wood chair is Wonderful!
love that first chair!
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