Misfit Chair
Chanhee Kim
Furniture Design Misfit Chair by Chanhee Kim Misfit is a wooden chair designed to support varied seating postures. The chair is made of beech wood and finished with satin varnish, which reveals the natural color of the material. Curved rear legs connect to a semicircular backrest shaped by lamination bending. The legs, backrest and crossbars meet at different angles and form a balanced whole. Mortise and tenon joints and wedged joints provide stability and durability. The semicircular backrest supports the spine and also serves as support when the user sits sideways.
Bronze A' Design Award Winner
Misfit Chair by Chanhee Kim is an esteemed winner of the A' Furniture Design Award. Misfit Chair earned the Bronze A' Design Award in 2024 and is showcased on Best Designs of the World among other exceptional designs. Explore the project details, discover other works by Chanhee Kim and see why Misfit Chair design rises above its competition.
About Misfit
Furniture Design Misfit Chair by Chanhee Kim Misfit is a wooden chair designed to support varied seating postures. The chair is made of beech wood and finished with satin varnish, which reveals the natural color of the material. Curved rear legs connect to a semicircular backrest shaped by lamination bending. The legs, backrest and crossbars meet at different angles and form a balanced whole. Mortise and tenon joints and wedged joints provide stability and durability. The semicircular backrest supports the spine and also serves as support when the user sits sideways. Misfit earned the Bronze A' Design Award, a respected level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Bronze A' Design Award works combine new concepts with skillful innovations, and are selected by a grand jury, as valuable entries in their respective categories, after fair, ethical, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where nominated works are voted following blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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