PlanX Chair at Biennale Kortrijk 2008

Planx Chair ST03 by Stefan de Beer and Tom van Gerven at the Young Designers exhibition, Biënnale Kortrijk 2008.

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Planx Chair was one of the winning prototypes at the
Design Biënnale Kortrijk 08 (see no.6).





Wooden planks, the most basic construction material in furniture design. My mission: To turn just one single plank into a practical piece of furniture.  
The idea was simple: cut a big plank into pieces and flip the segments at 90 degree angles around a human body. The back tilts with the angle of the body making it far more comfortable than you would expect. This ultimately created the winning Planx Chair.



Mid 2007 I was commissioned to design a conceptional piece of furniture for a newly built residence. The concept of this new building served as a framework for my design.
After development of the prototype I decided to present the design at the Design Biënnale in Kortrijk before delivering to the client.

After the succes of the first small production run, a second run limited to 36 will be issued from mid 2009. Prices start at 1.450,- euros. SOLD OUT.


Form finding and problem solving for one of the first prototypes


PlanX concept and brand name