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Frans Willigers Furniture

After working in architectural offices, Frans Willigers decided to dedicate himself to his great passion, designing furniture. Every design starts from questions about the furniture. These may relate to the construction, material or use of the furniture. However, they can also be about the history or associations that furniture evokes. The end result is a direct, unambiguous translation of these starting points.

In recent years, the search for the essence of designs has led to the creation of abstract objects. These objects deal with elementary matters of spatial design such as gravity, balance, emptiness, mass, shadow, dark and light.

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Creator: Frans Willigers
“Farfalla” Lounge Chair by Frans Willigers, Netherlands, 2018
By Frans Willigers
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
The “Farfalla” lounge chair is a striking contemporary design piece that combines playful imagination with precise craftsmanship. Its name, Italian for “butterfly,” reflects the scul...
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2010s Dutch Other Frans Willigers Furniture

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Metal

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Frans Willigers furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Frans Willigers furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for Frans Willigers furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,142 and can go as high as $2,142, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,142.

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