{"title":"Thomas Heatherwick","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas Heatherwick is a British designer. His work is characterised by its ingenuity, inventiveness and originality. Defying the conventional classification of design disciplines, Thomas founded Heatherwick studio in 1994 to bring the practices of design, architecture and urban planning together in a single workspace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThomas has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a Royal Academician and in 2004 became the youngest Royal Designer for Industry.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"magis-thomas-heatherwick-spun-outdoor-chair","title":"Spun Outdoor Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpun Outdoor Chair\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/designer\/thomas-heatherwick\"\u003eThomas Heatherwick\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/twentytwentyone.mom\/manufacturer\/magis\"\u003eMagis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Spun chair began as an exploration into whether the process of metal spinning could be used to create something to sit on. As the finished object would be a completely symmetrical rotational form it would have to be able to work as a chair whichever way round it was rotated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull-size models were experimented with and gradually tweaked and refined until the optimum shape was discovered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeatherwick initially produced a limited series of metal chairs and then went on to collaborate with the Italian furniture manufacturer, Magis, to develop a version using rotation moulded polypropylene. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plastic chair is covered with a detail of fine ridges, like the grooves on an old vinyl record, which add comfort and reinforce the rotational shape of the form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Magis","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":20767491260527,"sku":"MAG-SD660-1004-C","price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Dark purple","offer_id":20767491227759,"sku":"MAG-SD660-1133-C","price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey anthracite","offer_id":20767491194991,"sku":"MAG-SD660-1428-C","price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"White","offer_id":20767491162223,"sku":"MAG-SD660-1735-C","price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":49788683944237,"sku":"MAG-SD660-1812-C","price":525.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Bicolour","offer_id":48843487510829,"sku":"MAG-SD663","price":598.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0032\/4966\/8207\/products\/spunChair_magis_twentytwentyone_3.jpg?v=1644976029"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.twentytwentyone.mom\/collections\/designers-thomas-heatherwick\/manufacturer-magis.oembed","provider":"twentytwentyone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}