Seefelder (2011-2013)

seefelder rattan chair

Strala’s rattan chair  SEEFELDER. It’s a rattan chair
Our passion for awakened thoughts, the joy of research and the fascination for the essence of matter are the driving force behind the emergence of our objects. SEEFELDER The spirit of Strala is that of a seeker who is constantly challenged to get closer to the cause of the substance and to understand what is hidden behind the curtain. Strala pursues the scent of an intriguing idea, not to kill her, but to breathe life into her.
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Where different worlds collide, the frictional forces that we create through our object art & amp; Furniture materialize. Because precisely there, the thought is no longer black or white – it is completely free of values. For a fraction of a moment, there is that immediacy which contains neither knowledge nor meaning, and is therefore more sensuous than anything else in the world.

In recent years, Strala has created a unique collection of art objects that is independent of short-lived trends and constraining norms. Strala’s objects are acknowledged and appreciated as timeless, precise and attractive works of art and use. This is Strala’s DNA.

Tom Strala Furniture SEEFELDER

Was born in 1974 in Zurich. He finished his studies of architecture at the ETH in 2001 with distinction. Since 2002 Tom Stala has his own studio and soon afterwards his own exhibition space in the Zürcher Seefeld.
Afterwards, exhibitions were held in prestigious museums, galleries, universities and juridical mandates as well as lectures at the ETH in Zurich, or at the CCA (California College of the Arts) in San Francisco. Strala realized projects for star architects such as Zaha Hadid, Sir Norman Foster, Mario Botta, David Chipperfield and Duke de Meuron, winning the best furniture among other honors such as “Europes Luminaire of the Year” and “AD Choice”.
In the meantime, Strala is regarded as a pioneer of design, which questions established values and generates new ones.

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Strala was founded in 2001 by Tom Strala. The first luminaire series was developed during four years of passionate research. Since 2008, Strala has been organized as a stock company and is continuously intensifying the local and international activities within the arts and architecture. In the meantime, Strala is regarded as a pioneer of design, which questions established values and generates new ones.

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SEEFELDER 2011-2013

Chair

Cult object

Nature rattan, chromsteel

h x w x l = 78 x 62 x 66 cm

SEEFELDER 2011-2013

Chair

Limited Edition: Cult object

Nature rattan, chromsteel

h x w x l = 78 x 62 x 66 cm

Love for life

Delicately knotted rattan entwines like ivy around the metal frame and invites you to linger, dream and contemplate. It’s a playful dance between rigid metal supporting softly intertwined wood – tenderness grounded on firmness. Two opposites that complement each other wonderfully and fusion to form a new wholeness. The SEEFELDER series emerged in a three-year process in which the technical and aesthetical possibilities of rattan were explored and further developed. The goal was a relaxed modernity; precise in its form – easy-going in its usage. With its unpretentious nature and the natural warmth of rattan SEEFELDER celebrates the poetry of everyday life and conveys the relaxed feeling of a holiday cottage. The series SEEFELDER is a manifesto against the sterile and arduous design which has in his vanity somehow forgotten the love for life.