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17-25 October 2026

AERO

Aero, fuses together tradition and technology – celebrating risk and certainty.

Hosted by Piet Hein Eek

This project is now archived and was part of DDW21

Event type

Exhibition

Flowing Carbon Curves
Flowing Carbon Curves
Joe Geehan
Aero is designed to fuse together the risk traditional craftsmanship skills with the certainty of high technology allowing them to coexist in a heavily digitized world celebrating two seemingly juxtaposing subjects.

AERO

Aero is a chair consisting of a carbon fibre cantilever arm that flows into the walnut front legs, the ribbon of curves flow seamlessly frozen in time are inspired from aerospace technology. The unmistakeable presence of the chair invites the user to enter. The hand cut seat form holds the occupant comfortably as the wide arms of the chair envelope the occupant giving them permission to relax and use their laptop or smart device. The form evokes the history of furniture making inspired from a Windsor chair. The carbon fibre begins as soft delicate woven fabric. The weave of gives the feel of high-end couture. It also invokes the relationship of the fabric to the composite structure of the timber, comprised of small fibres all compressed and held together with resin. The structural brace pulls the chair together demonstrating the certainty of modern engineering with the aluminium components precisely machined.
Aero
Aero
Joe Geehan
The Makers Mark
The Makers Mark
Joe Geehan
Jig Design
Jig Design
Joe Geehan
Aero Angled View
Aero Angled View

About Piet Hein Eek

Joe Geehan fuses together tradition and technology celebrating risk and certainty. Allowing traditional hand skill to coexist with modern technology.