MetaEfficient Reviews » Chairs

Low Raffia Chair by Horchow

Justin — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:05:23 +0000

This low-profile chair is made of renewable materials like raffia and wicker. It’s priced at $349.90 plus $86 shipping (currently on backorder). Available from Horchow.

Modern Rattan Lounge Chair

Justin — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 08:31:23 +0000

This “donut chair” is an example of modern wicker design. The dark two tone color comes for the natural color of the rattan. It has a washable cotton cushion.

Rattan furniture is durable, smooth to the touch and made from plants that grow quickly and replenish easily.

Available from Surroundings for $295 each.

They also have this rattan Tika Armchair:

Bent Ply Chairs

Justin — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 22:42:14 +0000

Even retail stores sometimes offer efficient bent plywood furniture, like Hold Everything which sells this “Bent Ply” chair. You may need to go to their site and zoom in to get a good look at the wood grain.

Available in four different stains for $88 (including shipping) from Hold Everything.

This attractive “Kinetic Santa Catarina” chair (below) is available from HomeClick for $98.

Ultrametaefficient: Cork Chaise Lounge by Daniel Michalik

Justin — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:11:21 +0000

This cork chaise lounge, designed by Daniel Michalik, qualifies as being ultrametaefficient because it is: made with a renewable material, light, aesthetic, waterproof and impervious to rot and mold. It can be used indoors or outdoors.

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Almost Meta-Efficient: Multifunctional Illuminated Furniture

Justin — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 19:52:35 +0000

The furniture featured here is definitely multifunctional, serving both as a lamp and as a table or chair. It is however, too expensive to be meta-efficient. The chairs below are priced at $2850 and the tables above go for $650-999. The ideas are intriguing though, and if built with eco-effective materials, would qualify as being meta-efficient.

Links: Kubo and B9 Furniture

Renewable Rocking Chair: IKEA/PS GULLHOLMEN

Justin — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 02:04:41 +0000

This minimalist rocking chair is made of renewable banana leaves and rattan. It has a steel base. It is quite comfortable to sit in and massages your pressure points a little.

Available from: Ikea ($59)

Reclaimed White Oak Chair by Whit McLeod

Justin — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:44:00 +0000

This chair is made of 100% white oak salvaged from wine barrels discarded by California wineries. It is treated with linseed oil. The chair folds together like so:

The price for one chair is $125. They also construct other furniture.

Available from: Whit McLeod

“Benjamin” Stool by Ikea

Justin — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 17:56:57 +0000

This stool is composed of a single piece of lacquered beech veneer.

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FutureProof/ed: IForm: Voxia: Oto Chair

Justin — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:24:17 +0000

The Oto chair is made from
a single piece of molded beech plywood. It is part of Peter Karpf’s Voxia line
of furniture. The chairs are shaped into their 3D form in one continuous process — this
minimizes cut-away wood and energy used in manufacturing.

The beech plywood comes from a sustainably
managed forest in Belgium close to the production plant. The beech is rotary
cut into peeled veneer, using the entire tree trunk.

Designer:
Peter Karpf
Website: FutureProof/ed

Danko Persing: Gotham Stackable Chair and Lounge Chair

Justin — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:22:57 +0000

These chairs are made from bent maple plywood, using a technique
that consumes 1/8 of the wood normally used in construction.

The seats are webbed with recycled automobile seatbelt material. As you might
expect, this material is extremely strong and does not sag.

Danko produces
a range of similarly designed furniture in their Pennsylvania workshop.

Designer: Peter Danko
Website: PeterDanko.Com