Stephen Burks
United States

Stephen Burks has designed with "KIDA" for Dedon an airy hanging chair in which it is excellent to relax.

In the form of "KIDA" for Dedon, Stephen Burks has designed a hanging lounge chair that for the first time entailed the Dedon fiber being wound around the structure rather than woven. In this interview, he explains the idea behind it and why the view of craft traditions from all over the world is fascinating for him.

Little by little, the temperatures are getting milder and the dream of balmy summer evenings and relaxing vacation days is within reach. For the right outdoor equipment we have put together a refreshing selection from our Novelties Stage.

Indoor as opposed to outdoor furniture – do we actually need to make such a distinction? Dedon, for one, is set to eliminate those boundaries.

Home living magazines announced the "multicultural furniture" trend, the "ethno-style" and "intercultural design" trend. The new color frenzy is being judged as an expression of overcoming a "design style" which is far too plain and of the need for individuality and unconventionality. The world of design seems to have opened up to foreign creative styles.

Marcel Duchamp's famous readymades are objects which have been removed from the sphere of the useful and placed in a new context. For US designer Stephen Burks, this "multiple use" and the fact that our perception influences the intuitive use of an object are highly inspiring.