Magnus Olesen Catalogue - Katalog - Side 88
In designer Øivind Slaatto’s chair for Magnus Olesen, a sustainable idea has
become the chair’s visual distinctiveness. A single brass screw acts at once as the
chair’s characteristic jewelery and at the same time holds all components together,
so that everything can be easily disassembled, replaced and reused.
- We can not continue to make things that are thrown out again. This chair is
designed to be part of an entire life cycle. Its components are assembled with
one screw, which means that it is easy to replace the individual parts. We have
really tried to consider that we must take care of the resources that we have,
explains Øivind Slaatto.
The chair was designed with the desire to make a
chair that is as sustainable as possible.
- Making a chair that is assembled with one screw is naive, and we did not know if it
could be done at all. We had to do a lot of tests. This project has only been possible
because I have been able to draw on the experience that Magnus Olesen has. I have
been able to talk in detail with all the quiet geniuses at the factory in Denmark, and we
have had a close dialogue. That is why it turned out so good. It is a hybrid of youthful
daring and many years of experience, says Øivind Slaatto.
- I try to make things natural: What is the nature in a chair? It is all about sitting. It is a
body that must sit in it. The chair must follow the body and support it. We have tried
to make it obvious. It should not be a wow-experience, but what you do must make
sense, says Øivind Slaatto.
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INTERVIEW WITH ØIVIND SLAATTO
WITH THE SCREW AS JEWELRY
& NARRATIVE
