Amanda Levete Furniture

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Amanda levete furniture. Levete formed al a formerly known as amanda levete architecture in 2009 and in 2011 the practice won the international competition to design a new entrance courtyard and gallery for london s victoria and albert museum which features a porcelain courtyard. Amanda levete architects al a has submitted plans for a new maggie s center in the english coastal city of southampton. It was founded in 2009 by amanda levete.

The museum of art architecture and technology by amanda levete s firm al a has opened to the public coinciding with the start of the lisbon architecture triennale. As a furniture designer amanda levete and future systems are perhaps most known for the drift series and the chester sofa both produced by british based manufacturers established sons. Amanda levete s firm al a has teamed up with morosoto create a set of laser cut furniture for its v a museumextension.

Furniture allows us to work at a different scale to explore new opportunities for forms materials and fabrication techniques. Amanda levete s individual furniture pieces for established sons have been called sublime pushing materials and design to their limits. Named for the iconic chesterfield sofa the chester functions equally well as a luxurious chaise for one or a communal spot for many.

The pieces are about creating a spatial relationship between the corner and object where the space in between is as important as the object itself. The 8mm chair and 6mm table were created to blend into the surroundings of the. Al a is an award winning architecture and design studio.

Through this relationship she has produced a number of iconic pieces including the drift bench and the around the corner pieces each carved into a form by an advanced software program and then worked by hand.