Piet Hein and his Superellipse
The superellipse is highly associated with the Danish mathematician and designer Piet Hein. However, this closed curve was obviously not invented by him. The so-called Lamé curve was mentioned earlier by the French mathematician Gabriel Lamé (1795-1870), and the Melior typeface published in 1952 used superellipses for letters such as ‘o.’ But it was Hein who coined the name “Superellipse,” and he employed the shape in designing a roundabout at Sergel Square in Stockholm, Sweden. The shape fascinated Hein, and he continued using it in designing a wide range of objects. The most well-known is, obviously, the Superellipse table, designed by Hein in collaboration with Bruno Mathsson. In this short video, you can also see Hein’s Super-Egg followed by the iconic table and finally the Stockholm roundabout.
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