Bone Armchair (prototype)
Joris Laarman

Details
Title
Bone Armchair (prototype)
Artist/Maker
Joris Laarman (Dutch, born 1979), designer
Joris Laarman Lab, Dutch, established 2004, maker
Date
2008
Medium
Cast marble resin and ground bone china
Dimensions
29 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from the Decorative Arts Acquisition Endowment
Accession #
2008.163
Although the organic form of Joris Laarman’s Bone armchair may be reminiscent of Art Nouveau furniture designs from the early 1900s, it is firmly rooted in twenty-first-century technology. Laarman created the design using scientific research on the structural growth patterns of bones and trees and generated it with computer software developed for the European automotive industry. A full-scale model was produced through the rapid prototyping (stereolithography) process, from which this prototype was cast. Reduced to the elements of utility, efficiency, and conservation of material, Laarman’s design puts a contemporary twist on challenging the geometric aesthetic usually associated with minimalist design.
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