# Cross-Stitched Seating Piet Boon's Kekke Chair is Pretty and Practical By Marissa Liu | Published 2009-10-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kekke-chair References: [chairblog.eu](http://www.chairblog.eu/2009/10/01/kekke-chair-by-piet-boon/) & [pietboon.nl](http://www.pietboon.nl/index.php?do=content&id=1&lang=eng#navbar=product&id=17&component_id=671&category=website&parent_id=7) Dutch designer and architect Piet Boon’s Kekke Chair is elegant and chic. It reminds one of the famous quilted [Chanel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chanel-geometry-set) Mademoiselle handbags. The Kekke Chair is made out of buttery soft stone-washed leather and comes in five different colors (including the black and brown options pictured here but also [Cognac](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cognac-boutique), Off White and [Ecru](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/season-patisserie)). The frame of the Kekke Chair is made form black steel and has a black steel handle on the back for portability and mobility. Handsome, study and functional--you could want nothing more from a dining chair. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.7/10 - Popularity: 3% | Activity: 39% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Soft-seating-trend:** The buttery soft stone-washed leather used for Piet Boon's Kekke Chair exemplifies the soft-seating-trend. This trend presents the opportunity for designers to focus on comfortability while still maintaining style in the furniture industry. - **Multifunctional-furniture-trend:** The black steel handle on the back of the Kekke Chair represents the multifunctional-furniture-trend. This trend provides opportunity for designers to create furniture that serves more than one purpose or has portable features. - **Quilted-design-trend:** The cross-stitch technique used on Piet Boon's Kekke chair is an example of the quilted-design-trend. This trend offers designers innovative ways of incorporating stitching in their designs to enhance style and appeal. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture:** The Kekke Chair by Piet Boon presents opportunities for the furniture industry to incorporate the soft-seating-trend, multifunctional-furniture-trend, and quilted-design-trend into their future designs. - **Fashion:** The soft-seating-trend and quilted-design-trend are transferrable to the fashion industry, opening up opportunities for clothing and accessory designers to incorporate stitching and buttery soft materials. - **Automotive:** The multifunctional-furniture-trend can be applied in the automotive industry, providing opportunities for designers to create vehicles with features inspired by portable furniture in their designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxe Textured Upholstered Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kenmare.md) - [Woven Midcentury Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kida-armchair.md) - [Quirky Postmodern Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ebba-armchair.md) - [Kitchen-Inspired Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pole-collection.md) - [Industrial Leather-Padded Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/strip-chair-by-henge.md) - [Chaotically Natural Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kkochgalam-chair.md) - [Sleek Steel Structural Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/combchair.md) - [Modular Knit Seating Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knit-one.md) - [Leather-Accented Industrial Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l1-chair-from-object-leuci.md)