Chair No.19: A Modern and Elegant Furniture Design with a Single Form

Chair No.19 by YUUE Design Studio is a very interesting and visually striking piece of furniture design. The use of a single, precisely curved aluminum tube to define the backrest, rear legs, seat and front leg in a continuous loop is a unique and innovative approach to chair construction. The use of a single tube to create both the solid seat and the hollow backrest is a clever way to play with positive and negative forms, and the asymmetrical leg joints add an element of visual interest and dynamism to the design.

The use of a tubular frame is a common feature in modern furniture design and one of the reasons for its popularity is that it is relatively lightweight, strong, and easy to manufacture. The aluminum as a material is also durable and rust-resistant. The precise curvature of the tube, as you mentioned is also unique and adds a aesthetic appeal to the chair making it look modern and elegant.

It’s also interesting to know that this kind of design approach is called a single-form design which means that the object’s form is based on one piece of material and this creates a continuity between the different parts of the object as well as reducing the amount of material used.

Overall, Chair No.19 sounds like a highly original and well-crafted piece of furniture design that would be a great addition to any contemporary living or working space.

Design: Weng Xinyu
Photo: Joshua Jara & Anne Deppe