'Jo' stool by Eric and Johnny Design Studio at imm cologne 2012, photo: © Architonic
While we caught ourselves glancing at this plywood stool for an above-average period of time before we finally unravelled its intertwining form, the structure of ‘Jo’ is, in fact, surprisingly simple. Developed by two Taiwan-born Berlin-based design students Eric Chang and Johnny Hu of Eric and Johnny Design Studio, ‘Jo’ is made up of three, j-shaped legs which all connect in six points. Member of ‘J Family’ collection of moulded wooden furniture, the stool was presented at the [D³] Contest during last week’s edition of imm cologne.
'Jo' stools by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
More about the stool:
‘ ‘J Family’ is a series of moulded wooden furniture. ‘Jo’ is the basic element of the ‘J Family’ and is easy to manufacture . ‘Jo’s’ three legs consist of j-shaped moulded wood cut at 30° angle. There are six connecting points: all the legs are connected to one another and the seat top completes the structure. The hermetic structure and the j-shaped legs, each of which is made of a single piece of laminated plywood, guarantee a highly robust and sturdy stool.’
'Jo' stools by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
'J Family' collection by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
'J Family' collection by Eric and Johnny Design Studio
'Jo' stool by Eric and Johnny Design Studio at imm cologne 2012, photo: © Architonic
'Jo' stool by Eric and Johnny Design Studio at imm cologne 2012, photo: © Architonic
to Eric and Johnny Design Studio’s website
to Architonic’s Photo tour of IMM Cologne 2012, [D3] Contest album
