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celebrated Canadian designer Thom Fougere. When designing Spinni, Fougere was inspired by the work of the American artist Ellsworth Kelly, which informed the geometric shapes of the chair. Take one look at this modern chair and you’ll see it immediately — Spinni’s backrest is a rectangle, the footrest and seat are circles, and the angle of the legs mimic the shape of a triangle. Division Twelve’s vibrant color palette of 20- plus powder coats allows you to play with color just like an influential artist when designing your own Spinni.
“The soft geometric forms [in Kelly’s work] and their relationship to one another informed the shape of Spinni’s seat and backrest, as well as their gentle relationship to each other,” said Fougere. “My intention behind this point of inspiration was to bring a new form to the common stool seating typology that visually communicates both comfort and elegance.” Spinni is available in two standard heights, barstool and counter. Spinni features a unique T back detail that both showcases the bent metal construction while also providing support. All Spinni models come with an upholstered seat and back, available in any Division Twelve textile. Spinni’s steel and textiles are fully recyclable, our seat foam contains bio-based ingredients, and its seating is BIFMA LEVEL® 2 certified and Indoor Air Quality certified at the Indoor Advantage Gold level. Spinni also features an eco-friendly powder coating process that limits VOC emissions in its metal frames. Thom Fougere studied architecture at the University of Manitoba before working in furniture, product design, and architecture. In 2010, he was appointed Creative Director at Canadian design house EQ3. In 2015, Thom Fougere established his studio offering full design services in furniture design, product design, architecture, and creative direction. His work has been exhibited internationally at design fairs in Milan, Stockholm, New York, Montréal, and Toronto. BoF
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