Gubi • DAUMILLER
Chair
Structure in lacquered darkened solid pine. Designed by Rainer Daumiller. Gubi edition.
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REF. 90808
W.61,2 x H.77,5 x D.48,6cm
Seat H. 45,2cm
In Stock
Solid in construction, simple in form, and sculptural in expression, the Daumiller Armchair’s straightforward materiality and robust composition pay tribute to Rainer Daumiller’s lifelong affinity with natural materials and forms.
Constructed in sustainable solid Pine just as the original pieces produced by Hirtshals Sawmill in 1977 were, the seat and backrest are ergonomically adapted to the contours of the body, which only adds to the bold, retro expression of this Danish design classic.
The addition of this brown/black finish creates an urbane aesthetic, without losing the honest materiality of the original. The brown/black stain applied to the pine largely mutes the surface pattern while emphasizing the formal silhouette of the chair, resulting in a stronger, graphical expression.
Born in 1939 in Oberlenningen, in southern Germany, Rainer Daumiller started designing furniture while at elementary school. After finishing high school, Enwin Behr, a large furniture factory in the nearby town of Wendlingen, provided the right opportunity for Daumiller to complete his apprenticeship. Influenced by Rudolf Steiner's philosophy and Waldorf School teachings, Daumiller moved on to a factory in Marbach, Germany, where he learned to design and make chairs and upholstered furniture. In 1959, he moved to Denmark and applied for the Artisan School’s Furniture Department, later be called the Design School in 1960.
He studied under Ole Gjerløv Knudsen and Ole Vestergård, among others, who taught carpentry as well as craft skills in exciting new materials, including acrylic. Despite his experiments with this material, Daumiller had always been drawn to natural materials and one in particular – pine. On relocating to the town of Hirtshals in 1975, he contacted the local sawmill with a design for a chair and table that he had developed in his own kitchen. After exhibiting the pieces at the Bella Center exhibition venue in 1977, Hirtshals Sawmill (Savværk) produced the chairs and table for almost 25 years, supplying them to Danish stores in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Norway and Japan.
Daumiller has always been drawn to sustainability and simplicity, in both his life and his work. The robust, sculptural forms of his designs pay testament to a lifelong love of the natural world, and an intuitive material understanding – the ability to take what’s there, respond to its inherent properties, and create something special.
Gubi is a Copenhagen based design house renowned for designing, developing, and marketing a daring and elegant collection of furniture, lighting and interior objects that resonates across the globe. Its signature pieces evoke emotion and tell meaningful stories that make them both timeless and enduring. Gubi brings forgotten icons of the past together with tomorrow’s classics. The result is a visionary collection that spans almost 100 years of history and is sold all over the world.
Founded by his parents in 1967 – the year that the current owner and creative director, Jacob Gubi, was born – Gubi originally focused on producing the family’s own furniture designs and trading textiles within the retail sector. Over the years, Jacob Gubi’s creative vision and courageous intuition has led Gubi to its current position in the global design scene with a handpicked edit of high-quality furniture from all over the world and collaborations with both esteemed designers and archives and contemporary emerging talents.
