Formful Wood: Explorative Furniture

Design and construct furniture from plywood, based on Alvar Aalto's "L-leg"

Inspired by the famous L-leg chair designed by architect Alvar Aalto with his Finnish furniture company Artek, students of architecture at ETH Zurich and students of design at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Switzerland participated in an experimental study project investigating the design possibilities of "formful wood"--stools, chairs and benches made from glued and bent wood.

This exploration of plywood's endless potential demonstrates the exciting permutations of a well-known and oft-used material. Including photographs, detailed plans and essays and commentary from professors, designers and architects, this volume chronicles the design plans, creative processes and results from the experiment, and demonstrates the thrilling challenges of object design and creation.