Born in 1972, Christian Flindt is one of the bright new stars to have emerged in recent years from the Århus School of Architecture in Denmark. Having first gained international prominence in 2005 with his visually stunning Orchid chair, an organic lounge chair in polished fiberglass, Christian Flindt is in the news again with not just one but two stunning new designs; FlindtLamps for Louis Poulsen and Ripple chair for Paustian have both gone into production this year. The design of Ripple once again demonstrates the designer’s particular ability to redefine form through the introduction of subtle elements from nature, in this case the ripple effect in the chair’s shell that references waves moving over water.
Luxus, an earlier design by Flindt, explores the connection between physical movement and the visual perception of it. The light in the chair is activated directly by rocking and gives the impression of being filled with liquid light. Varying the movement affects the pattern of light emitted with the aim of inspiring the user to maintain or change the pattern of rocking in order to affect the direction, speed or intensity of light.
Rainbow, another lifeiscarbon® design favorite, gives a whole new meaning to meaning to the word stackable. Until now, stacking chairs has tended to involve putting one on top of another but Flindt has fundamentally challenged this preconception by choosing to stack sideways and thereby rather cleverly created a further use for stored chairs. When stacked, these chairs fit together to form a bench and the translucent colors create a rainbow effect. Take a look below to see further designs by Christian Flindt including the visually stunning Orchid, intriguingly interactive Luxus and poetically clever Goldilock:
Rainbow
Orchid
Luxus
Goldilock
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