DESIGN
Wood winners
The Wood Awards recognised two very different designs The Iso-Lounge chair by Jasper Morrison for Isokon Plus won the Wood Awards Production category, while Wycliffe Stutchbury’s Gayles Farm 5 won the Bespoke award. The judges praised the Iso-Lounge chair’s accomplished making and extreme comfort. Morrison looked to Isokon’s archives and was particularly inspired by its original logo, Gerald Summers’ Bent Plywood chair with its single flowing surface, and Rietveldt’s Zig-Zag chair. Iso-Lounge’s cutting-edge design started life as a single sketch, where the hand flowed from the back of the seat to the floor. Plywood was the only choice of material to follow the curve of the cantilevered design. The cantilever relies on highly technical production to create balance and support. More than four complete prototypes, alongside many prototype sections, were made over the course of a year, to create a piece that offers total support and maximum comfort. Where strength is needed, there are more layers, and where it needs
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Interiors Monthly January 2022
Jasper Morrison
Above: The chair is created in a single press Below: Jasper Morrison