understanding delta
Under the guidance of Ing. Robert Riesenhuber, students at New Design University worked on the Delta chair from the schmidinger möbelbau collection in the wood workshop of the “Design, Craft & Material Culture” degree programme. The chair was designed by Christian Steiner.
Functionality and reduction are characteristic of Christian Steiner’s work. The apparent minimalism of his designs is less a matter of style than an attitude to life. With a keen sense of what is essential, his aim is to leave out everything unnecessary.
As part of the project, the students analysed and measured the chair’s construction. They then produced the individual components and built their own Delta chair. Through this process, they gained a hands-on understanding of its structural principles, construction and accomplished design.
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