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Chris Kabel

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WireI twisted one wire to become a candlestick for Danish design house HAY.   Here comes the sunDotted with optical filters, prisms and reflectors, this façade for the extension of a high school in Amsterdam talks to pupils about light in a playful and immersive way.  NodesThis bamboo ladder required no building plan or drawing. Its design is already present in the material used for its construction.  NetoriousNetorious is like a private island that transports you to a state between sleeping and being awake.  Willow WorksBending and binding willow twigs in the shape of hooks for Basket Club X Karimoku.  3P3CThree Planks Three Cuts.  Braided GlassesBraided frames for Basket Club’s collab with German outdoor furniture brand Dedon.  Binder KlinkerThe special brick protrudes from the wall and has a hole through which a rope can be guided to attach plants to the façade.  Slinky and RattanRattan strips or polystyrene packaging straps and slinky toys woven with LED strips into flexible light worms. Leeuwenhoek Bench90 meter long version of the brick bench with a glaze that gradually changes from green to red.  Field BenchTwo gates of rotatable benches and a fence to sit on mark the otherwise barely visible boundary that separates a publicly accessible estate from the surrounding forest. This Vase Sucks3D printed vase with a suction cup. Painted LightA collection of lamps where a painting by artist Gijs Frieling directs itself to the light as an interpretation of Hindeloopen painting. Hidden Colour CardA rectangle of white painted metal mesh is mounted with a little distance from the wall. On its back a bright colored dot. Recomposed BambooA bamboo stem is split, flipped and joined back together to become the legs for a stool. The bamboo loses its internal stress and becomes stronger by cutting and gluing the split parts. Wall SpaceWall space is an intervention commissioned by Headlands Center for the Arts that transforms the Californian sun and the shadows it casts into ink or paint for artists and writers to express themselves. Brick BlocksSet of glazed extruded stoneware profiles for holding and organising the stuff of daily life. Hidden VaseHidden Vase is inspired by the way a chicken waterer works. Hiding VasesHow to hide a vase and let flowers play the leading role? Brick BenchExtruded glazed ceramic elements combine into a bench without end. Office PartyThis colourful garland slides over a standard office fixture. When pulled all the way over the tube the garland transforms the harsh neon light into a merry mix of colors. The Faux SeriesA collection of boxes whose surface and shape play an intricate deceitful game. Designing the SurfaceDesigning the Surface is an exhibition that focusses on the final layer that separates materials from their surroundings. On the SurfaceInterwoven's editor in chief Anniina Koivu invited product designer Chris Kabel to write an article series on his wide ranging collection of personal encounters with the finish and its applications.   Wood CrackerOrdinary pine wood becomes malleable whilst pressurized in a controlled atmosphere. After pressurization it is hard and durable like tropical hardwood. Blue Sky LampThe lamp re-creates the light of the sky on a sunny day. The blue color of the lamp is caused by exactly the same physical effect that happens when light from the sun enters the earth's atmosphere. FloorfillerFoot massage floor pattern for the Winter Anti Depression Show in MARRES in Maastricht. Weed PotModular concrete plant pot developed for the Lausanne Jardins festival 2014. Office Party for PortikusOffice Party is a permanent light installation conceived for Portikus in Frankfurt. Stack RingReplica of the Wood Ring bench for Beijing Design Week 2013 created in cooperation with a small local plastic injection-moulding factory called Beijing Green Leave and New Land Plastic Company. BorealisCurtains of light float in the dark northern skies. The window coverings of the conference room of the Fogo Island Inn echo these ghostly veils. Fogo FindsCast bronze key fobs for the rooms of the Fogo Island Inn on Fogo Island, a very special island in front of the coast of Newfoundland in Canada. BentAluminum sheet is perforated with a pattern that allows the shapes to be bent up or down. When bent up the surface catches the (sun)light and bent down the surface is shaded. Wood RingA 10 meter long wood beam is cut in a hundred tapered pieces that, when put together, make a circular bench. Foil FlowersFor the one year anniversary of their shop in Beijing, Asia's number one high-end fashion store Lane Crawford asked me to design something impressive and decorative. Lace MapA gigantic city map of Bruges, lace capital of Belgium, where streets, alleyways, street and as well as monuments and street names are knitted into a lace pattern onto which tourists can find their way. Fence BenchCity bench for the city of Nijverdal in the shape of a farm fence that pivots so you can sit opposite or next to each other. SeamA special kind of woven polypropylene is tailored to become a bag in the shape of chair and a bench. BubbliciousThe glass bubble is pinched with a set of pliers so that a clamp can hold the glass and pushes it against the lamp fitting inside the glass bubble or lets the shade rotate around the clamp ends. KettlePorcelain is the most obvious choice for an electrical kettle, it stands heat, doesn't conduct electricity, is extremely durable, very easy to clean and super beautiful! Money VaseAdorned with euro coins these vases are an ornamental critique against design capitalism. Pin LightThese pins light up when stuck into the pin-cushion. Floating LensesIn 2005 I was asked to propose a way to celebrate the opening the Cheonoggyecheon river in Seoul. Gold CircuitIn 2005 I was asked to participate in an exhibition in a school building that was soon to be demolished. The building was in such a bad state that the electrical circuitry didn't work anymore. So I installed a brand new shiny golden electrical emergency circuit in the hallways and the in exhibition spaces Mesh ChairThis chair is upholstery and construction in one. Bowls & PlatesKitchen and dinner serving set for Royal VKB. Each piece is made of a different material, so each bowl and each plate has its own use either in the kitchen or on the dinner table. Foam NuggetsWhipped up precious metal makes these foamy nuggets look much more impressive than their actual weight would suggest. Laser LaceThe tablecloths and napkins are perforated with a pattern of laser-cut lines along which the table cloth can be folded to fit any size of table and to make folding the napkins into dinner table pieces more easy. Shady LaceLace parasol that casts shadows of branches and leaves as if under a tree. Sugar CubeThis sugar pot seems to be made out of its contents. Inspired by the Japanese window menus depicting hyper realistic food. FlamesRefillable gas fueled candles and chandeliers. 1totreeModular elements make the lamp extendable from simple lighting to enormous chandelier by adding more elements. Sticky LampStick anywhere the sun don’t shine.  Bamboo BulbA small bamboo basket is woven around a tiny light source that filters and distributes the light.