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HEIMATLOS CHAIR

Mass production is causing traditional craftsmanship to disappear.

em ef studio is devoting itself to an object that represents precisely this tradition. A piece of furniture with over 400 years of history, originating in the common society as the first chair with a backrest. The studio is putting it through the filter of a modern technology: 3D printing. It represents accelerated design, digital seriality, and a modern aesthetic. The visible grooves of the print, once a side effect, are consciously designed – as digital fossils, as ornamentation of the fleeting. At the same time, the question remains: Does progress mean increasingly surrendering to machines in order to live faster and more efficiently? Or does the true value lie in the conscious negotiation between craftsmanship and digitalization?

Material: PLA

Resin

The 3D-printed chair consists of three precisely interlocking elements. In its design, em ef studio draws on traditional construction principles and reinterprets them in a contemporary formal language. The result is an object that appears like the “spirit” of its handcrafted predecessor—familiar yet surprisingly modern.The surface of the chair features fine, rhythmic grooves that give it an elegant, subtly glossy, almost ceramic appearance. It is manufactured from recycled PLA in the color variant “Natural.” This version is limited to 100 pieces. In the future, additional limited small series in other color variants are planned. All dimensions are specified in millimeters.