Venus – Natural Crystal Chair

October 10th, 2008

I am quite a fan of rapid prototyping projects, but I’m not sure if this one qualifies. Venus is the latest project by Tokujin Yoshioka, a Japanese designer. It is a ‘Natural Crystal Chair’, the production process is so different than any other chair out there. A substrate made of polyester elastomer forms the skeleton and is submerged in a tank, here grow the crystals on that substrate.
Amazing stuff!

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin YoshiokaVenus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

Venus - Natural Crystal Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka

14 Responses to “Venus – Natural Crystal Chair”

  1. venus - natūralių kristalų kėdė - iheartit Says:

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  2. Dino Says:

    I really like your blog, I went back several pages just because I couldn’t get enough. Nuff said, im adding you to my favorites ;D

  3. today and tomorrow - pieter Says:

    Thanks for the compliment Dino!

  4. JoblessPunk Says:

    wow,
    Can you really sit on it?

  5. Terrie Says:

    It looks cool but does not look very comfortable.

  6. Second Nature by Tokujin Yoshioka « TKOT1 TEXT2 Says:

    [...] leave a comment » 21_21 DESIGN SIGHTでの展覧会の4回目、吉岡徳仁氏ディレクションによる「Second Nature」が開催。一番の注目は”Venus – natural crystal chair”やな。作り方半端無い。リンク絶対見るべき。いってる。 [...]

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  8. Second Nature – today and tomorrow Says:

    [...] Second Nature, from the depths of a sea of memories”. One of the objects on display is Venus, a natural crystal chair by Tokujin himself, which I just showed you a few days ago. For those of [...]

  9. A chair made of live crystal « CRog Says:

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  11. Tokujin Yoshioka “Second Nature” « s u p e r b l o g Says:

    [...] just opened at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo. One of the highlights of this exhibition is the Venus – Natural Crystal Chair that comes into being as crystals form structures on a block of polyester fiber. A special mineral [...]

  12. chemist Says:

    what chemical (the mineral) is used?

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  14. Design Enterprise » Blog Archive » VENUS – Natural Crystal Chair Says:

    [...] that being bold in furniture design with experimental material. Venus is his latest project. via Today and Tomorrow. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web [...]

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