See How Karim Rashid?s Heartbeat Gave Nienkämper Quite the Challenge
Nienkämper shares the complex manufacturing process that's behind bringing the modular Heartbeat seating system to market.
Heartbeat, imagined by Karim Rashid and engineered by Nienkämper, debuted at NeoCon 2019 and proved to be an instant showstopper, winning the Workplace Bench category in the HiP Awards, as well as one of just six Best of NeoCon Editor?s Choice Awards. Heartbeat functions as a living, breathing system. Designed to facilitate conversation, Heartbeat suggests sharing a ?heart to heart? with your fellow human beings. This incredibly complex piece was a year plus in the making and took multiple iterations to perfect. From working with an innovative molder in the industry who could tackle Heartbeat’s grooves and twists, to searching for a rare fabric that could offer a four-way stretch, Heartbeat proved to be a challenging feat. Here?s a look at the journey Nienkämper took to bring this product to market, in this month’s Deconstruction. Rendering
Heartbeat was first presented to Nienkämper by world-renowned industrial designer Karim Rashid in February of 2018. Rashid?s inspiration behind the design was to address the social alienation that contract design can often impose on public spaces. With this in mind, he created Heartbeat to alleviate stagnation and spark conversation with one?s fellow human beings.
Small scale model
Initially, Nienkämper produced a few small scale models of Karim?s lounge to play with the different configurat...
Heartbeat, imagined by Karim Rashid and engineered by Nienkämper, debuted at NeoCon 2019 and proved to be an instant showstopper, winning the Workplace Bench category in the HiP Awards, as well as one of just six Best of NeoCon Editor?s Choice Awards. Heartbeat functions as a living, breathing system. Designed to facilitate conversation, Heartbeat suggests sharing a ?heart to heart? with your fellow human beings. This incredibly complex piece was a year plus in the making and took multiple iterations to perfect. From working with an innovative molder in the industry who could tackle Heartbeat’s grooves and twists, to searching for a rare fabric that could offer a four-way stretch, Heartbeat proved to be a challenging feat. Here?s a look at the journey Nienkämper took to bring this product to market, in this month’s Deconstruction. Rendering
Heartbeat was first presented to Nienkämper by world-renowned industrial designer Karim Rashid in February of 2018. Rashid?s inspiration behind the design was to address the social alienation that contract design can often impose on public spaces. With this in mind, he created Heartbeat to alleviate stagnation and spark conversation with one?s fellow human beings.
Small scale model
Initially, Nienkämper produced a few small scale models of Karim?s lounge to play with the different configurat...
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