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SUPERKINK S26

In 2010 we revolutionized tubular steel furniture with our introduction of Straw chair. 2013 Straw’s big brother arrived on the scene! Like all older brothers, Superkink is bigger, stronger, full of self-confidence and will do anything to defend his siblings. What makes Superkink unique is the way in which the tubular steel has been deformed. Instead of forming the frame in gentle bends, the designers Osko + Deichmann have folded the steel tubes.

The City of Berlin approached young German designers there with the mission of interpreting Bauhaus in small separate exhibitions during the 90th anniversary of Bauhaus in 2009. For decades, interpreting Bauhaus was a task that many people have been given or taken on themselves.

With Straw, Osko + Deichmann pay homage to classic tubular steel furniture, while simultaneously challenging convention both visually and physically, and introducing a striking new expression to the canon of the design. The contrast with the otherwise rounded shape of the tube produces a result that seems almost to have been fashioned by hand.