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Cologne: Yael Mer

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17.06.08

words Anna Bates

Yael Mer
London-based designer Mer showed her Volume chairs made from folded sheets of patterned wallpaper. Once the shape has been formed, polyurethane foam is pumped into the skin to make the chair resistant.

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