Jules S. Jaffe
United States of America
For the most part, I invent sensor systems to study the underwater environment. Given the climate changes that are happening, I feel it is important to document these changes in an esthetic way. My photographs find a nice home in showing the microscopic world (having won awards in microscopy) and takes us on a voyage to our own planet, but at a different scale. Access Jules S. Jaffe Newsroom
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Jules S. Jaffe
Stool
The design is inspired by the desire to showcase the unique properties of wood in the context of the technical challenges that require both beauty and functionality. To Jules S. Jaffe, this is the challenge of furniture design. The stool employs a unique triple mitered joint that did not exist before. The challenge here was to provide stability and strength to accommodate a feeling of lightness and tension in the final design. The resultant stool has exemplary strength but also has a feeling of lightness and peacefulness that the geometry, dating back to the Pythagoreans from whom the designer takes inspiration.
A' Furniture Design Award - Iron (2020) - Access Jules S. Jaffe Stool Press Kit