R18 ULTRA CHAIR
The R18 ULTRA CHAIR sees KRAM/WEISSHAAR apply the processes and innovations of cutting-edge race-car design to create the lightest chair possible. Working in collaboration with Audi's Lightweight Design Center—the team behind Audi’s Le Mans race car—prototyping of the R18 Ultra Chair involved the creation of custom embedded smart sensor systems and advanced composite materials which were refined during a large-scale beta testing involving 1,500 visitors at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, 2012. The results are a chair that weighs only 2.2kg.
Project website: r18ultrachair.com
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