Elora Hardy Designs New Moon Bamboo Chair for Bamboo Pure
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Summary
Elora Hardy, founder of Ibuku architecture studio, has collaborated with Indonesian brand Bamboo Pure to create the New Moon chair, marking her transition from bamboo architecture to furniture design. The sculptural chair combines European steam-bent wood chair aesthetics with bamboo's unique characteristics, featuring an elegantly curved backrest, angular frame, and showcasing bamboo's reeded texture and striking leg design.
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The New Moon chair shares some of the qualities of a European steam-bent modern wood chair, with its elegantly curved backrest and angular frame.
The New Moon chair highlights the beauty of bamboo
At the same time, it also highlights some of the unique character of bamboo with its reeded texture and striking leg front
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