# Outfit Imitating Seating Solutions Look-I-Like Chairs Feature Designs That Look Like Actual People By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2013-02-21 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lookilike-chair References: [mocoloco](http://mocoloco.com/fresh2/2013/02/14/look-i-like-chair-by-christina-zeidler-and-deanne-lehtinen.php) & [madedesign](http://www.madedesign.ca/) The Look-I-like Chairs by Christina Zeidler and Deanne Lehtinen feature printings that look like that of an outfit that would be worn by a random sitter. With the top half featuring a shirt and jacket and the base featuring pants, it's no wonder that the Look-I-like Chairs are a [playful form of suggestion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair). The creations are made using actual printings of people that are then affixed to the rather basic chair. What's created is a playfully chic seating solution that is both clever as it is [painstakingly modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bio-pop). Although fun to look at, Look-I-like Chairs are actually a social commentary regarding the potential that photographic technology has to push our perceptions of what is real and what is essentially not an actuality. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 23% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Photorealistic Chair Designs:** The trend of creating chair designs that imitate realistic outfits, blurring the line between art and furniture. - **Playful Seating Solutions:** The trend of incorporating playful and creative elements into traditional seating solutions, enhancing aesthetics and encouraging imagination. - **Blurring Reality Through Design:** The trend of using design to challenge and provoke our perceptions of reality, exploring the boundaries between what is real and what is artificial. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture:** The furniture industry has the opportunity to capitalize on the demand for creative and visually appealing seating solutions. - **Photography:** The photography industry can explore new ways to utilize photographic technology to create unique and visually stunning chair designs. - **Art and Design:** The art and design industry can push the boundaries of creativity by using chair designs as a medium to provoke thoughts and challenge conventional notions of reality. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Comfy Printed Component Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3dprinted-chair-design.md) - [Dynamic Typeface-Like Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/orma-chair.md) - [Sneaker-Inspired Chair Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/markvonrama.md) - [Cocktail-Resembling Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocktail-chair.md) - [Magnified Illusion Furniture Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zoom-chair.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Simplistic Seating Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hipstool.md) - [Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair.md) - [Insect-Like Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-mantis-chair.md)