Paul Menand is a French industrial designer who works with common materials to make furniture that is anything but. Of particular note are his Triplette Chair and the Modest Stool (Chaise Triplette and Tabouret Modeste en française). Upon first glance, both appear to be a solitary pieces of furniture–a chair and stool, respectively. Through precise CNC machining of interlocking parts, the solitary piece comes apart becomes three chairs and three stools. Static images don’t do the furniture justice, so check out these short videos showing the furniture in action. As far as we know, Menand’s designs are still prototypes and not for sale. With their delicate structures, we wonder about their durability. Questions like “can you sit on it?” aside, we appreciate his ingenious and elegant designs and imagine they could be the basis for practical, space-saving furniture.The Triplette Chair of Paul Menand (In Action) A QUIZ for our YatzeREADERS; you don’t actually have to comment, but you could answer this question within your head!
However, what is best about it is that although Triplette is a stackable chair and you aren’t always that comfy when you sit on stacked chairs,Triplette is suitable even for sitting either when they are placed all together, or separated into the additional one, two or three chair alternatives. Small apartment owners will definitely be grateful to Paul Menand for his ‘magic’ space-saving innovation with the stylish design! The Triplette Chair of Paul Menand (In Action)Get Out of My Seats! A Remarkable Design Turns One Chair Into Three (Video) Photos Courtesy of Paul MenandOne chair, two chairs, three chairs more. That might be what French designer Paul Menand was thinking as he designed the Triplette Chair, three chairs built into one. We've seen a lot of interesting stackable chairs, but what's especially cool about Menand's design is that even when all three are stacked, they still function as a single chair. >> WATCH SLIDESHOW: 10 Coolest Multifunctional Furniture DesignsCheck out the video, which I promise isn't an optical illusion:CHAISE TRIPLETTE Paul Menand par PaulMenandA friend arrives at the apartment?
Stand up, give him a chair from under you. Friend number two, repeat the drill. When they go and you want to clean up a bit, just restack the chairs, sit down and have a rest after all that entertaining. We only wish you could stak one Triplette on top of another!Menand said of his design:Starting from a work around space saving, trying to find an alternative to the folding chairs we used to use when we had somebody over, which end up, after the party, in a corner, a closet or against a wall. The Triplette chair allows users to "stack up" their unused seats without loss of space and then to multiply, quite simply, the chair when friends come over unexpectedly.For now, the Triplette Chair (the chaise Triplette, in French) is just a prototype, but keep an eye out for when it hits stores. Designs that are this clever, simple and terrifically space-saving won't stay on the shelves for long.Follow me on TwitterMore chairs that stack in unexpected ways:A Different Kind of Stacking Chair from Jun MurakoshiSTACK Furniture STUCK with VELCROPUUR Magic Chair Stacks Up
The requested URL /index.php?/projets/emtriplette-2em/ was not found on this server. Triplette is an innovative stackable chair design created by French designer Paul Menand. The unique chair unit seamlessly hides three chairs in total into what appears to be one. Unlike most of the stackable chair designs, Triplette looks and feels like a single chair unit when stacked and is easy to use too. It means you don’t have to climb the chair when stacked like you do in most of the designs. Check out the pictures. Thank you Des Moines, Iowa, and the Business Record for the recognition!Best Place to Buy Office Furniture - 2016 Best of Des MoinesIf you are looking to design, furnish, or supply your office, we look forward to showing you our award winning service. Learn More About Triplett Interior Design Solutions Once you have an office space designed, you need to furnish it with the best new, or lightly-used, furniture. Our 6,000 SF showroom in Des Moines or Dubuque has Iowa's most complete furniture offerings for office, classroom, or home.
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