Image source: Magis — Cyborg
© Magis and the respective rights holders. Quoted to accompany INTEBEE's independent design commentary and research.
Collection Story
Origin
Marcel Wanders designed Cyborg for Magis. The name comes from the term coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes for an organism combining natural and artificial elements; Wanders sees that fusion as a search for new combinations. Cyborg Club and Cyborg Stick are dated 2012.
Design Language
A polycarbonate shell on four simple plastic legs, deliberately "non-designed", is paired with a "designed" artisanal backrest in wicker, solid wood or fabric-covered foam. The backrest is what sets the chair's expressive and aesthetic character.
Key Pieces
Cyborg Club has a wicker back and Cyborg Stick a back in solid ash. Cyborg Lady and Cyborg Lord are upholstered in Kvadrat Remix and Kvadrat Divina MD / Divina Melange respectively.
Pieces in this collection
Cyborg Club
Wanders' polycarbonate armchair with a natural wicker back, 2012
Cyborg Lord
Marcel Wanders' polycarbonate armchair with a seat and back covered in Kvadrat Divina
Cyborg Lady
Marcel Wanders' 2014 polycarbonate armchair with a seat and back covered in Kvadrat Remix