# Wooden Bolt Stools 'Something' by Charlie Heyward and Peter Bingham is a Giant Piece of Hardware By Francis Tiangson | Published 2011-02-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/charlie-heyward-and-peter-bingham References: [core77](http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/stockholm_furniture_fair_2011something_nuts_and_bolts_stool_18556.asp) & [steneby.se](http://www.steneby.se/web/Charlie_Heyward.aspx) Charlie Heyward and Peter Bingham teamed up together to create the rather quirky 'Something' chair that resembles a nut and bolt. The duo attend the Steneby school at the [University of Gothenburg](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chiachair) and wanted to challenge their notions of boundaries that separates art and design. What's really radical about this giant nut and bolt seat is that it's fully functioning. Charlie Heyward and Peter Bingham created the piece so that you could actually screw or unscrew the [two separate pieces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/same-same). I've never wanted to sit on a bolt so badly in my life. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 29% | Activity: 35% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Functional Furniture:** The trend of creating furniture with unique and functional designs, like the wooden bolt stools, opens up opportunities for innovative furniture designs that challenge traditional notions of form and function. - **Blurring Boundaries:** The trend of blurring the boundaries between art and design, as seen in the 'Something' chair, allows for innovative and unconventional creations that challenge traditional categorizations in the creative industry. - **Interactive Home Decor:** The trend of incorporating interactive elements into home decor, such as the screw-able and unscrew-able wooden bolt stools, presents opportunities for innovative and engaging designs for furniture and decorative pieces. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Design:** The furniture design industry can explore disruptive innovations by incorporating functional and unique designs, like the wooden bolt stools, into their product offerings. - **Art and Design Education:** The art and design education industry can leverage the concept of blurring boundaries, exemplified by the 'Something' chair, to encourage students to think outside the traditional confines of art and design disciplines. - **Home Decor Retail:** The home decor retail industry can tap into the trend of interactive home decor and offer customers a range of furniture and decorative options that incorporate interactive elements, like the screw-able wooden bolt stools. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knot-stool.md) - [Artfully Balanced Chair Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halfway-serious.md) - [Bungee Cord Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcord-chair.md) - [Stool-Inspired Design Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hackability-of-the-stool.md) - [Simplistically Shaped Geometric Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sitter-chair.md) - [Bubble-Inspired Bulbous Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-stool.md) - [Sprouting Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-chair-on-grass.md) - [Chunky Curvaceous Lounge Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/001-chair.md) - [Wheeled Bright Stumpy Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stump-stool-1.md)