Chasing chairs

 

Furniture shapes the interior, just like how a miniature castle shapes the interior of a fish’s play.

Chairs can be majestic and purposeful, or they can be just chairs. It would be leaning towards insanity if excessive scrutiny is given to how chairs must be custom made to suit the table, the room, or the people. How hard can it be to design a thing that’s so natural yet contrived?

There are contests held for chairs, with themes relating to current needs of the society. Pandemic chairs are distant enough, with transparent barriers on top of a S-shaped chair for two people to sit next to each other, while comfortably adhering to the guidelines. 

Working chairs are pushing their limits with LED screens and built-in massage equipment, which guarantees maximum productivity to stay at your office desk. Forever.

Elevator chairs still look dangerous, moving like a caterpillar inching towards the end of the branch. The term is stairlift, with their mechanics running horizontally. 

Do it vertically, and we will get some dangerous, thrilling rides that will accelerate the metamorphosis of that caterpillar even before it reaches the end.

Drop tower rides are fun. How fast did we transition from sophisticated chairs to industrial joy ride seatings: the purest form of shape for humans to rest in an upright position. 

The journey of chair design from stools, Ottomans, couches, and benches is a tricky one, because how many ways can we reinvent a pen?