Throw yourself back a few years and you may remember Konstantin Achkov’s flat-packed plywood furniture—we captured it as a standout at the 2012 Sofia Design Week. While he’s obviously known for his breakdown-focused furniture, his Coroflot portfolioboasts a number of impressive—more recent—designs that don’t skimp on complexity in lieu of its simplified flat-packed nature. Take the Electron Chair, for example. Achkov describes the shape as incorporating a “puzzle principle," and that’s one description that doesn’t get lost in translation with this work.
Electron is made out of beech plywood cut with a CNC router. There isn’t a single screw or drop of glue used in the chair’s construction—instead he chose to use pin joints—falling even more to its puzzle-like nature. This is the first time we’re seeing a textile element in Achkov’s work, with the bold fabric seat and back of the chair. Tip the seat on its side and you might notice a familiar shape: “The side-view of the symmetrical geometric form looks like electron symbol," Achkov says. The lace-up detail on the underside of the seat is a nice touch, too.
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