Boris Berlin
Boris Berlin, Grid Bench, 2022. (108,5 x 40,5 x 43 cm. Limited editions available in Ash, Oak and Walnut)
Description/
After ‘Grid Chair’ (1999) and ‘High Grid’ (2017), Boris Berlin embarks on a new grid adventure with his latest work ‘Grid Bench’ (2022). In his new work, the artist continues to interpret the counteraction between the human body and the act of sitting. Boris Berlin’s work is reminiscent of the Bauhaus, where complex forms are reduced to their basic constituents.
Of course, what is not there in ‘Grid Bench’ is just as important as what is; the negative spaces invite speculation and indicate many facets of the body that cannot be represented. In the words of Boris Berlin: “A geometrically precise wooden grid of the iconic chair silhouette, transformed by the memory of a human body…” The grid flow is the secret to the ‘Grid Bench’s’ appeal: it seems to say that the human body, however ordered, cannot be contained. From a craftsmanship point of view, the construction of the ‘Grid Bench’ is very challenging, and the designer produces it in a partnership with a great Danish craftsman.
Boris Berlin
designer
In 1983 moved to Denmark founding Boris Berlin Design.
In 1987 he is co-founder and partner of Komplot Design and in 2010 he is founding partner of Iskos-Berlin Design.
Boris Berlin’s activities are mainly within product and furniture design, but he also undertakes exhibition and graphic design projects.
In his design he focuses on experimenting with new technologies and materials exploring their possibilities and impact on design of everyday objects.
The geography of his clients spreads from Denmark and Sweden to USA and Japan, including such companies as Gubi, Hay, Muuto, Normann, Fritz Hansen, R+R, Källemo, Tendo Mokko, Stylex Seating, Jot.Jot and so forth.
His designs received numerous distinctions and design awards, among them: Dansk Designpris, G-Mark (Japanese Golden Design Award), The Forum AID Award: Best Nordic product, Red Dot – Best of the Best Award, Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany, etc. and his works are represented in design museums around the world, among them: Design Museum Denmark, Trapholt, Designmuseo, Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Munich, Museum of Modern Art, New York, Vitra Design Museum, etc.
Boris Berlin is awarded the Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts for excellence in the fields of applied art and industrial design.
He has curated and designed diverse design exhibitions and participated in a number of exhibitions, led master classes in various design schools and was invited as a key-note speaker at several design conferences.
Date/
2022
Color/
Brown
Edition/
Limited
Material/
Oak
Dimension/
53.0 x 47.0 x 125.0 cm (20.9 x 18.5 x 49.2 in)
Style/
Contemporary
Heritage/
Denmark
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