# Coil-Supported Seating The Calli-Stroke Bench Eliminates Two Chair Legs in Favor of New Forms By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-01-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/calli-stroke-bench References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/Calli-stroke/1636215) Furniture designers have been playing around with different ways to support seating objects for thousands of years, but it is probably safe to assume that no one has come up with a solution as unusual as this Calli-Stroke Bench. Inspired by a pair of archetypal chairs, Neulhae Cho removed a couple legs to replace them with an utterly surreal substitute. A hefty tube of stainless steel was bent into graceful coiling shapes that mimic a magnified segment of a tangled telephone cord. The stiffened loops act as props for the back of the perches so that each object needs only three vertical struts to remain stable. The silhouette of the Calli-Stroke Bench celebrates the dynamic relationship between the iconic rectilinear seats and the haphazard helix of the calligraphic substructure. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 45% | Activity: 8% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Coil-supported Seating:** Designing furniture with coil-supported seating for a unique and unconventional look. - **Removal of Chair Legs:** Experimenting with the removal of chair legs to create visually striking and alternative seating options. - **Innovative Substitutes:** Exploring the use of unconventional materials as substitutes for traditional chair legs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Furniture Design:** Introducing coil-supported seating into the furniture design industry to offer customers innovative and visually appealing seating options. - **Interior Design:** Incorporating chair designs with removed or unconventional legs to create a unique focal point in interior spaces. - **Art and Sculpture:** Blurring the lines between art and furniture by creating bench designs that incorporate artistic and visually striking elements. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Dual Sculpture Seating Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immaterial-0001.md) - [Tubular Organic-Formed Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loopy-chair.md) - [Circular Modernist Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zerogravity-chair.md) - [Chaotically Natural Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kkochgalam-chair.md) - [Bungee Cord Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcord-chair.md) - [Spiral-Inspired Minimal Benches](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soul-sculpture-bench.md) - [Cross Leg-Supported Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/euljiro.md) - [Skeletally Inspired Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chaise-espinhal.md) - [Simplistic Seating Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstool.md)