Ryuji Nakamura
October 15th, 2008Ryuji Nakamura is the Japanese architect who designed this chair called Nami. I’m not sure if you really can sit on it because it’s made of paper. But I guess it should be possible to extrude this chair with some plastic material.
Catenarhythm is an other project by him. I’m not sure what it is about, but I like this image.
found at FFFFOUND!
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
it’s a hanging model system i believe.
if you were to construct those arches in masonry or steel, they’ll be structurally sound.
it’s similar to the system antoni gaudi used in the construction of his magnum opus, the sagrada familia.
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Thank you for that info.
October 27th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
The shape is called a “Catenary” arch. It is, as noted above, a structurally sound shape. The “Gateway Arch” in St. Louis (a.k.a. “The St. Louis Arch”) is in this shape.
October 28th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
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