The Beehive Chair by Graham Roebeck takes home the prize as the winner of the 2011 Formica Formations competition. Designed in his New Zealand studio, architect and designer Graham Roebeck takes inspiration in kinetic objects frozen in time and interpreted through sculpture and design. The Beehive Chair displays a solid object that is characterized by circular lines that push into the surface to give the chair a resonating movement. Roebeck’s design, while almost seeming to be overly structural, is balanced by having the form taper towards the ground to make it appear as if the bulk of the furniture is floating above the surface. The chair uses Lakepine Zero low emitting MDF, beeswax polish, and warm white Formica high-pressure laminate.
Photography by Sam McCabe
