We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Sebastiaan Van beest about their original and creative Arm Chair design work. Sebastiaan Van beest is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original arm chair works.
Sebastiaan Van beest ("SVB") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Minimal Techno Arm Chair. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
SVB : Less is more. I really wanted to make good use of the negative space in this design.
SVB : I wanted to create a chair that feels like it does not take up much space in the room, but at the same time makes a huge statement.
SVB : I would like to sell it. It will be available on my website for purchase soon and every unit is made to order.
SVB : It took me about a day to design and another 2 to build. I made changes along the line till I was happy with the final result.
SVB : This was purely inspiration based. I had some old wood flooring that I just ripped out of my house and I wanted to make something special with it.
SVB : This is still the only one of it's kind. I do plan to sell this and it will be produced in house by myself. I would however be open to any Licensing opportunities.
SVB : I haven't made an indoor arm chair yet and it's something I have been wanting to do for a while now.
SVB : Not specifically, but I take a lot of inspiration from Japanese minimalism.
SVB : People who love minimalist design and precision craftsmanship. I take great pride in building my furniture to the highest standard and I want it to last a long time!
SVB : I found that there are not many arm chairs out there made purely out of steel and hardwood. They all have cushions for comfort. My chair has none of that. It's basic yet is still comfortable.
SVB : I am a huge fan and maker of electronic music. Black is the color of techno in my opinion and this chair screams minimal techno. I also plan on having a line of music themed pieces down the road.
SVB : I usually only use my brain. Rarely a pen and paper. I design everything in my head and then adjust the design as I build it.
SVB : I think that it looks like it cant hold much weight, yet it can hold well over 250lbs. Of course the clean sexy lines and how photogenic this piece is, is unique in its self.
SVB : I made this all by myself with the tools I have in my shop.
SVB : I don't think there is any technology in this design really.
SVB : Making sure it would be able to hold weight with out breaking was my main concern. The hardwood is very thin, yet extremely strong. So because of the materials I chose, it ended up being stronger than I expected.
SVB : My girlfriend and I felt this was a really nice design and that it might stand a chance in a competition. We never thought I would get a gold medal though!
SVB : Every time I create something I grow from it a lot. It widens my perspective on design, whether it's from spending so much time looking for inspiration or learning new ways to build things.
