RIBBON BY JAN LUTYK SELECTED WORK FOR THE DMY AWARD

Ribbon is an innovative approach to a traditional material- plywood, which I bend in three directions, reinventing the methods of working with it. The organic form results from the behaviour of the material- the layers of veneer follow the natural shape of the wood grain. The object looks like it was made from a single ?ribbon? of plywood, but for the purposes of production it was divided into pieces. The two pressed modules form one leg, and the three identical legs make up the seat. The profiles seek to attain a convex shape, as opposed to typical plywood products made up of flat elements; this means we can use less material to obtain a similar stiffness. Ecological and economical at the same time. This lightweight, minimalistic construction gives enough support and provides comfortable seat. I used wood from a local beech tree. The stool can be stacked. Project won 2012 Make Me ! design competition- main prize of Lodz Design Festival. Text from Jan Lutyk official website

Jan Lutyk graduated in ethnology and cultural anthropology from the Warsaw University. He presently studies design at Warsaw`s Academy of Fine Arts and photography at the Silesian University in Opava. His interdisciplanary approach affects how he perceives reality and thinks about design: the properties of a material give it form, inspire the appearance, aim, and shape of the object. In 2012 he received 1st Prize in the Make Me! competition at the Łódź Design Festival for his Ribbon design.