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LAMP Dirk Marwig 2015 (Plywood, plexiglass and cable tie construction with LED lights and dimmer, 69cm x 31cm x 17cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

I’m in the “making something useful for the house” mode and so after making 3 chairs I now finished a “lamp”. I only used plywood and plexiglass rest cuts that were in my studio.

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ZAP-GAP CHAIR -Various Angles- (Plywood with plexi-glass inlay and cable ties, 98.5cm x 63.5cm x 41cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Various angles of my GAP-ZAP chair.

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ZAP-GAP CHAIR (Plywood with plexi-glass inlay and cable ties, 98.5cm x 63.5cm x 41cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

A key MOMENT in ART or “DESIGN”! -The “ZAP-GAP” CHAIR is the only chair in the world EVER with this design and construction. You might not like it, but “IT” certainly is special(in a good way, of course!). My 4th

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ZAP-GAP CHAIR by Dirk Marwig (Plywood and Cable Tie Chair with plexi-glass inlay, deconstructed preview Nov. 28th 2015)

I usually do not make furniture but this was a kind of test for me. In this preview pic you can see the deconstructed version of my new “ZAP-GAP”chair held together only with the help of 48 cable ties. Rock

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Dirk Marwig “GAP CHAIR” 2015 (High density plywood, wood glue and wood oil, 92.5cm x 42.8cm x 59cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

This is my third “GAP CHAIR”. With an extremely simple,solid construction and ergonomically perfected this new version is relatively easy to be reproduced(that’s why this design has a ‘Patent Pending’ on it). My designs have been copied/exploited numerous times without

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Ski-tvelt Chair (Old skis with hardwood, dimensions similar to my other “Rietvelt” chair versions, Dirk Marwig 1997)

This “Rietvelt Zig Zag Chair” version was made from old skis that a neighbour in Madrid gave to me. My gallery was the ‘Nikolaus Fischer’ Gallery so the ski chair with the “Fischer”skis made sense! You could actually sit on

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Rietvelt Zig Zag Chair Dirk Marwig Version No.7 (High density plywood, maple, wood glue and wood oil, 90cmcm x 43.5cm x 59.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

This is the 7th ‘Rietvelt Zig-Zag chair’ that I’ve made. Since all my other versions are scattered about in Spain and there isn’t a single one in my house, I decided to take the time and make one for my

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Moose Coffee Table (Plywood, tennis string and glass, 32cm x 104cm x 86cm, Dirk Marwig 2008)

This table was made from plywood rest cuts I had flying around in my studio.

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Z-Frog Seat-Table-Shelf (Driftwood with plywood inlay, stained, painted and lacquered, 58cm x 48cm x 46cm, Dirk Marwig 2009)

I made this fun multi-use ‘seat/table/shelf’ piece of furniture back in 2009 out of driftwood that I found on the beach.

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Dirk Marwig 3 Chairs I made in Canada

3 Chairs -semi top view- from Left to Right: “Fast Harry Chair”, “Dark Prince Chair” and “Chair-i-Table”(if you ‘flip’ this chair over you will find 2 other sitting possibilities- so 3 chairs in one! -I still have to take photographs

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