How was it made? Moulding a seat for Marcel Breuer’s Short Chair

This film shows a contemporary version of Marcel Breuer’s Short Chair being made at the Isokon Plus workshop, London. A two part (concave and convex) mould is used to form the chair’s seat. Glued, cross-grained veneers are laid between the two parts which are then held together under pressure in a press. Once the glue has set, the seat is removed from the mould, ready for trimming and finishing.
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[@mattgifford2809]

Fantastic build, good planning and great execution

[@trevorl8516]

Would have been really interested to see how it was cut.

[@JoseGToyos]

This is one of the best things I've ever seen about woodworking.....awesome!

[@georgekramer5262]

I love how low-tech this is, with the auto scissors jacks to lower the top half of the mould!

[@orlando1a1]

Fantastic, timeless design. A chair I see and want to sit in!

[@donaldasayers]

Actually it looks really uncomfortable, like many "designer" chairs are. Just look at it, the seat is too long where are your knees supposed to bend, so you end up slouching with no lumbar support and it slippery so you will slide into an uncomfortable position. Do an image search, there is not one picture of someone sitting in it. Pretty to look at, bought to make a statement, but not for actually sitting in.

[@anodyne57]

Your neck won't be happy at all.

[@djturbine7565]

@@donaldasayers I can confirm the long version of this chair is incredibly comfortable to sit in. Most are used with a cushion that fits the entire length of the chair, and allows the body to fall into a natural shape, no lumbar support needed.

[@donaldasayers]

@@djturbine7565 Sow me one picture of someone actually sitting in it. The one pictured.

[@djturbine7565]

@@donaldasayers I’m not sure why you are assuming there is some correlation between photos of people sitting in the chair and how comfortable it is. Most photographs of iconic furniture design do not show somebody using them, as this would obscure the piece completely.

[@Robert.E.Edmondson]

When it was finished, I freeze-framed the video in several places to study it. A very elegant chair.

[@Charlie-oz4pz]

Cool chair Marcel

[@KhoaleSkpAbf]

Amazing good job

[@coreymcniel3390]

Do it yourself, go to woodprix instructions and learn how to make it.

[@nannettebattista6224]

@Raji Kanufa Agree

[@diyamr1225]

plz can you send the link

[@nannettebattista6224]

@@diyamr1225 Check on google bro!

[@indignocat]

I saw this video and began building my own Eames-like lounge chair. Absolutely NOT shelling out 6 grand IN THIS ECONOMY.

[@megsman4749]

Gorgeous.

[@haroonikhan1201]

Amazing work

[@alexxenaosas2416]

superb chair m8 , well done !

[@Asfia74]

marvelous! :)

[@joshuafields9754]

Haha the chair is assembled and it’s finished. Would like to see how the side pieces are made.

[@nevyn38]

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[@ConorCoghlan]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing

[@jfbaquero]

Nice video. What type of glue is used on the veneer?

[@linguatonica9782]

lots of designers few unforgotten very few geniuses

[@mohamadzulkfdcxxifley8338]

Beautiful art

[@andyjackygordon]

Great work, which glue did you use

[@irayanti9786]

AWESOME CHAIR

[@ericareis7331]

Um espetáculo de competência Parabéns

[@sergionascimento5553]

Belo trabalho parabéns Que madeira você Uza??

[@Anen_Aier]

Wowww.... Love it

[@americanwoodworkingtrickss6543]

So good job!

[@hadiwali8011]

This style of working is too old

[@raitasorin]

wooow you are The Best in our Blue Planet !

[@walrus7814]

Timber is my favourite

[@el3xg373]

how is the mold made?

[@luisfelipe7096]

Olá bom dia grande profissional, primeiramente é com muita satisfação que quero lhes falar,que trabalho lindo

[@moslemmirhaji6090]

the chair is very nice

[@Harryjackable]

Nice how did it cost

[@teejanmachineshope7692]

Great Art .....thanks to you

[@hussienalshmary]

Amazing.

[@vijaygajjar9482]

Wonderful bro, I do extra ordinary wood work.if you have same more video than share it. I like it and I want to make this.

[@0mkar419]

Your product is awesome and i see that good market available in india for that. Please export it in india love from mumbai If any help then reply here

[@mahendravarma6964]

k great. i like this type of chairs. but, i need to know how to make frame. can u send the details of frame making for this chair

[@mariaemilianegron]

I am speechless

[@stephenbernard4675]

What is the weight capacity on that? Good job btw

[@Martin1519]

How sturdy is it? It looks like if a heavy person sat in it, it might break!

[@mohammadkashif8949]

Super

[@leonardovalverde4808]

hi, congratulations for the work. May I ask what "varnish" you use to finish?

[@Akifastore]

Dimana saya dapat membeli table saw sliding martin t75?

[@maxtorjoe]

wow you are my hero!!!

[@rojeriooliveira9457]

Trabalho maravilhoso.

[@renatomarcondes8220]

Muito bom , pena que vocês mostraram poucos detalhes, mas valeu...

[@alinoorali745]

I like ...

[@DjoTiger]

nice , where i can find this Wood husks ?

[@josealtagraciamercedesmart7897]

Se encuentran de las cosas bellas para asel y de las personas articuladas extraordinarias que saben y asen cosas bellísimas

[@armandocasasconcosas9651]

Hermosa pieza 🎖🎖🎖🎖

[@schnitzgmbh2457]

What kind of glue do you use for laminting?

[@indignocat]

Judging by the glue roller they're using, quite likely slower-setting PVA glue, like Titebond III (waterproof) or equivalents, to give a longer work time, very handy when accomodating veneers.

[@miguellima599]

Hola amigo Qué madera es la que usas es contrachapado

[@DuNguyen-my4rq]

How much ?

[@samyhaddad4552]

Please what Kind of plywood diameter you have used

[@jamesbond9873]

That is so cool where can I buy one?

[@tinku1990able]

For buy mail us , [e-mail]

[@lamtran2993]

I wonder how they cut the chair to its shape.

[@slavomirguess8514]

What type of glue did you used ?

[@momokokochuchuchu]

Really beautiful chair, but i feel like i would break it if i sat on it wrong lol

[@marcoslevi9040]

Muito bommmmmmm

[@lisalee3977]

Dear sir,what's your daily output?

[@ВалерийФёдоров-ж5й]

Очень, очень ВСЁ понравилось!!! подписался на ваш канал, и с нетерпением жду новых видео!!!

[@AVoyagerCouple]

How do you bend the frame or hand rest etc

[@kezhameyase7360]

Thats the intriguing part

[@carlosfelipecuyaagapito1606]

Hola que tipo de madera es ?

[@tiler_filimonov73]

👍👍👍

[@Howto-fw7gq]

Gajab.

[@luisfelipe7096]

Que tipo de madeira é essa que você,usa

[@Avenlock]

Birch

[@neidivan1295]

Muito legal, parabéns

[@СергейЖуков-н1в]

каким клеем клеите фанеру ? дякую !

[@srikantamaharana1508]

How moulding bad sleeping worked

[@walrus7814]

I like timber

[@attilaszigethy8363]

What is the name of glue?

[@barkebaat]

Gary

[@Akifastore]

What is your country?

[@davidmitchell5638]

Any plans?

[@ankhaa8681]

Oh my god this how much ???

[@sleepib]

Considering how long it occupies the press, probably a couple thousand dollars each.

[@хххххх-м7л]

Зачёт

[@kezhameyase7360]

Need a mutiple compressor rather than a single one to make it commercialised.

[@irmameynar2389]

Woah its so easy.. lol

[@yousuffurniture8680]

This chair can be made with teak wood.

[@barkebaat]

no shit. you must be a proper genius

[@madeiraemetal]

Messi do Barcelona ?

[@MrZOMBIE170]

0:16 no safety glasses on a table saw

[@Chestni_montash54]

Что за материал чем покрывали для склейки?Что за клей????

[@sultanmunsani8891]

Subhanallah...you are smart...

[@djebbfati9223]

💓💓💓👍

[@peterbonapace7124]

I see Lionel Messi has given up soccer and is now in the woodworking business... : )

[@hurrikanegaming4410]

Think you might have skipped a few steps

[@RaGalya7880]

Вещь выглядит шикарно ! А вес пьяного бати "вывезет"?

[@olegsigal]

Кор Д , а хуле там, он же во сне танцевать не будет!

[@thanhtaiphan2039]

Đỉnh của đỉnh.

[@rizkyajalahrizkyajalah524]

Like

[@natalineizwesnaya5917]

инструмент хороший материал хороший но у творца с головой поблемы

[@es-uw6jt]

Аригинально

[@haroonikhan1201]

Sorry but I thing your tongue not work which wood u use

[@anodyne57]

Crap ergodynamics. Lovely object though.

[@keliweisgerber3896]

Mine works too. I used woodprix plans and build it without any problems.

[@jrAndThings]

rest of the fucking owl

[@congthanhnguyen8517]

Pro

[@daisycorta3340]

Bukkame

[@ducaschoenberg7156]

Just go to the Stodoys plans website if you want to do it yourself.

[@yurakovalec7292]

I did it with the Woodglut plans.

[@shantelfullerton9865]

This time I will use Stodoys plans for this.

[@creektilghman9187]

Try the best carpenters and woodworkers plans. Woodprix.

[@hadiwali8011]

Sorry to say this style of making a chair too old because of i have a much experience in this field

[@barkebaat]

So that's the reason.

[@shantahsieh2877]

This time I will do it manually with the help of Woodglut designs.