The Katja Pettersson Skin Furniture collection humanizes traditional household items from mass manufacturer IKEA. The Swedish retailer's classic folding chairs are transformed into clothed objects after being covered by elastic material that resembles a lifelike skin.
Designed for Stockholm's Crystal contemporary art gallery, this innovative chair series experiments with sculptural forms and shapes formed as a result of overlapped materiality.
The Katja Pettersson Skin Furniture collection features chairs that are covered with flexible tricot textiles along with rugged zippers that form varying object shapes. The designer's distinctive pieces explore the relationship between process and final product and showcase how an end result relies heavily on an initial design concept and the various steps that are taken in order to successfully achieve it.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Humanizing Household Items
- Utilize lifelike materials to give traditional household items a more human-like appearance and experience.
- Sculptural Transformations
- Experiment with overlapped materiality to create unique and artistic shapes in furniture design.
- Exploring the Process-product Relationship
- Highlight the importance of design concepts and the steps taken to achieve a successful end result in furniture manufacturing.
Where This Applies
- Furniture Manufacturing
- Incorporate lifelike materials and artistic sculptural transformations in the production of household furniture.
- Interior Design
- Integrate humanizing elements to create more personalized and aesthetically pleasing living spaces.
- Art Galleries
- Feature innovative furniture collections that blur the line between traditional household items and artistic sculptures.
