The Giacomo Standing Seat is a chair, yet the design overwhelming emphasizes a verticality that is seldom seen in objects for sitting. True, it is likely intended for placement before a raised surface such as a bar counter; however, its slender form and erect stature lack the usual suggestion of stability.
Natascha Harra-Frischkorn's design is a concept, but it would be wonderful to see how it works. She's developed a set of two model movables, cantilevering gracefully on thin bent metal frames that terminate in tail-like sculptural accents. The seats on top of the supportive structure are narrow and convexly curved, apparently requiring sitters to straddle them with care. The assertive Giacomo Standing Seat seems to challenge you to find your balance as you shift your weight onto it.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Elegant Standing Furniture
- Designing standing chairs and stools for use as furniture to challenge traditional seating options.
- Sculptural Seating Designs
- Innovating chairs and stools with narrow convexly curved seats and tail-like sculptural accents.
- Balancing Furniture
- Creating furniture that challenges users to find their balance as they shift their weight onto it.
Where This Applies
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Manufacturing and selling innovative standing chairs and stools with sculptural and balancing designs.
- Interior Design
- Providing unique and artistic furniture options for interior designers to incorporate into their designs.
- Fitness Equipment Manufacturing
- Developing standing chairs and stools that challenge users' balance and posture, encouraging active sitting similar to exercise equipment.
