When I look at the L5 Spine Bench, I can only picture it in a museum next to other pre-historic fossils. This strange seating fixture looks like the former backbone of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Clearly inspired by the human body, the L5 Spine Bench was designed by Vancouver-based sculptor Marie Khouri. Exhibited at the 2010 IDS West show, this voluminous vertebrae sculpture is made out of lacquered wood and a whole bunch of imagination.
What's Driving This Trend
- Skeletal Seating Solutions
- Opportunity for furniture designers to explore creative seating designs that mimic the human skeletal structure.
- Organic Design Inspiration
- Organic shapes and structures can inspire innovative product designs.
- Biomimicry Furniture
- Increasing interest in biomimicry can lead to furniture designs inspired by natural shapes and structures.
Who This Affects Most
- Furniture Design
- Furniture designers and manufacturers can take inspiration to create new and innovative ergonomic shapes.
- Art and Sculpture
- The line between art and furniture is becoming increasingly blurred, leading to opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations.
- Interior Design
- Incorporating organic shapes and structures in furniture designs can create unique and memorable interior spaces.
