Felt EarChair by Jurgen Bey for Prooff, 2002

$1,750

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About This Piece

Vintage Design

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Designer	Jurgen Bey
Manufacturer	Prooff
Design Period	From 2000
Year of Production	2002
Production Period	2000 to 2009
Country of Manufacture	Netherlands
Attribution Marks	This piece has an attribution mark such as a manufacturer’s label, a certificate of authenticity, or a production mark, This piece is a well-known design that is well documented in general design literature, This piece has been attributed based on archival documentation, such as vintage catalogs, designer records, or other literature sources
Style	Vintage, Modernist
Detailed Condition	Flawless — This vintage item is in its original state. It has no defects and no restorations.
Product Code	FD-333885
Materials	Fabric, Felt
Color	Brown, green
Width	129 cm 50.8 inch
Depth	120 cm 47.2 inch
Height	149 cm 58.7 inch
Seat Height	13.8 inch
Weight Range	Standard — Between 40kg and 80kg
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.

Shipping & Delivery

Shipping Method	US (Standard): 6-8 weeks US (Express): on request Rest of the World (Express): 2-4 weeks
Ships from	Netherlands
Duties Notice	Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order.
Returns	Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items

Delivery Options

Front Door Delivery: (Included in Every Order)	A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below). The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.
In-Home Delivery: (For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)	A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers. The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery.

Front Door Delivery:
(Included in Every Order)

A skilled driver will unload the item(s) from the delivery truck and bring it to your building’s doorstep. You will be responsible for further transport beyond that point. We recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand; alternatively, you may upgrade to In-Home Delivery (see below).
The delivery partner will email and/or call you at least one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

In-Home Delivery:
(For in-home delivery service, additional fees apply. Please get in touch)

A skilled driver or a team of two will bring your item(s) inside your home and place it in the immediate entryway. For unusually large or heavy items, we recommend asking a family member or friend for an extra hand, as we cannot send more than 2 drivers.
The delivery partner will email and/or call you one day in advance to arrange a delivery time.
A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection.
Item will be left in its packaging after delivery.
A signature will be required upon delivery.

*Important Note

Please examine every order upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damage or missing or incorrect pieces, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations of missing, damaged, or incorrect item(s) represents your acceptance of the complete order in perfect condition.

About the Designer

Jurgen Bey

Internationally renowned industrial designer Jurgen Bey was born in Soest, the Netherlands in 1965. From 1984 to 1989, he studied design at the Design Academy in Eindhoven.

Considered to be a representative of the Critical Design movement, Bey advocates challenging popular design conceptions in order to understand them and the world, an idea he addressed at the Never Mind the Mainstream conference held by the Vitra Design Museum and Premsela at Milan's Triennale Design Museum in 2012.

Bey’s vast body of work comprises furniture design, product design, and interior and public space design. Important designs include the Kokon Furniture Series (2000), which consists of various tables and chairs held together—with the appearance of one piece melting into the other—by white elastic synthetic fiber, forming an entirely new object; the Treetrunk Bench (1999), which also reimagines a seating object, though with a completely different aesthetic; the Ear Chair (2001), which does what omnipresent earphones can never fully achieve—a defined and private personal space; and the St. Petersburg Chair (2003) for Droog, which rejuvenates an antique chair by coating it in brightly colored fiberglass strengthened polyester. Bey’s designs have been produced by several international brands including Royal Tichelaar Makkum and Moooi Proof, and his products and installations, including the Treetrunk Bench and the Ear Chair, are part of a permament exhibition at the Centraal Museum in Utrecht.

In 2002, Bey cofounded Studio Makkink & Bey, where together with architect Rianne Makkink (b. 1964), Bey continues to design products with the modernist concept of form follows function within architecture and urban planning. Throughout his career, Bey had participated in numerous public projects and museum exhibitions, and Studio Makkink & Bey has been the recipient of several design awards including the Lensvelt interior award in 2003, the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund in 2005, Woonbeurspin in 2008, and was nominated for the ARC16 award for furniture designed for the European Council in Brussels.

Jurgen Bey is currently director of the Sandberg Institute at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam.