During the Milan Design Week 2012, Werner Aisslinger presented his Chair Farm kit at Ventura Lambrate. The Berlin and Singapore-based designer and architect created this prototype to give us a preview on the future of furniture. Aisslinger sees possibilities for new agricultural experiments in urban farming and therefore created a new way of resource-conserving local furniture development instead of globalized serial manufacturing.
The Chair Farm kit prototype consists of a white perforated steel corset wherein the vegetation grows to be a full naturally grown chair when is reaches maturity. The corset is placed in a little greenhouse that is filled with all the materials that makes the chair grow faster.
Growing your own chair probably would take a while but in the mean time this construction doesn't look bad in your garden either.
Additional Photo Credits: designboom|venturaprojects
Grow-Your-Own Furniture
Werner Aisslinger Presented His Chair Farm Kit at Ventura Lambrate
Trend Themes
1. Grow-your-own - This trend involves consumers creating their own products, cutting out the need for globalized manufacturing, paving the way for new ventures in urban farming and resource-conserving local product design and development.
2. Agricultural Experiments in Urban Farming - As cities become more populated, space is at a premium and growing food, furniture and other products where people live becomes of increasing importance, and could create disruptive opportunities in urban agriculture and sustainable design.
3. Naturally Grown Furniture - The concept of furniture or products grown from vegetation and natural materials, without traditional manufacturing, allows for sustainable and organic designs that reduce reliance on globalized manufacturing.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design and Manufacturing - The concept of local, sustainable manufacturing and resource-conservation could disrupt the traditional furniture industry and present new opportunities for resilient, circular material streams for furniture and other consumer product manufacturing.
2. Urban Farming - This trend could disrupt traditional farming methods, shifting production to urban centers on a small-scale, local level, and making use of available space on rooftops, balconies or in small gardens to grow food and, increasingly, other plant-based resources.
3. Sustainability Consulting and Design - As more companies and individuals look for ways to develop local, resource-efficient, sustainable strategies for producing furniture, food and other products, there will be an increasing demand for innovative, resilient solutions to refine the process of natural product growth and manufacturing.