An experiment in flexiply
"The bent one is a lounge chair. And it's bent. It began as an experiment to see what can be achieved with flexiply, yet as interest grew, Morgan Cheetham began working on The Bent One. The result takes flexiply to its limit. The body of the chair is made of five layers of 3mm flexiply. The production of the chair is a little complex - a collapsable former had to be made to release the glued body. Each laminate is glued and clamped up seperately. The armrests are made of steam bent laminated timber. These are bent over a regular mould, seperate to the flexiply laminating. Once the armrests are ready, they are glued and clamped to the body section. The whole chair is sanded, sealed, and waxed to finish."
Link: Morgan Cheetham