# Former Offender-Made Furniture The Marni Chair Collection Helps Re-Socialize Ex-Prisoners By Meghan Young | Published 2012-04-15 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marni-chair-collection References: [fashionologie](http://www.fashionologie.com/Marni-Chairs-Made-Colombian-Ex-Prisoners-Pictures-22619971) & [marni](http://www.marni.com) The Marni Chair collection brings beautiful furniture into people's homes while also bestowing beautiful opportunities upon rehabilitated individuals. While designed by Consuelo Castiglioni, the chairs were made by Columbian ex-prisoners. Comprised of 100 different designs ranging from rocking chairs to two-seaters, the collection has helped prisoners transition back into as normal a social and working life as possible. Presented during the Salone del Mobile 2012 in Milan at the [Marni boutique shop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holiday-21-glassware), the Marni Chair collection will be sold until mid-April. Those leftover will grace other Marni stores worldwide. The collection is also part of the L'Arte del Ritratto project, a photo exhibition put together in collaboration with photographer and filmmaker Francesco Jodice. Each furniture piece in the Marni Chair collection is made out of metal bases and [multicolored PVC threads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/no-two-alike). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 84% | Activity: 66% | 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 ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Prisoner Rehabilitation Furniture:** Design furniture collections aimed for commercial sales that provide job opportunities to ex-prisoners. - **Socially Responsible Interiors:** Furniture and interiors for homes, offices and hospitality spaces that support initiatives of social and environmental responsibility. - **Upcycled Furniture:** Creating furniture pieces with materials typically considered waste or non-recyclable, reducing waste and environmental impact. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Implement programs aimed at providing ex-offenders with new skills and employment opportunities in design furniture collections. - **Interior Design:** Collaborate with social reintegration initiatives to create interiors for homes, offices and public spaces that support material and social rehabilitation. - **Sustainable Design:** Develop innovative materials and designs that explore the potential of upcycling or sustainable production for a more responsible industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sustainably Minded Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conscious-chair.md) - [Reworked Steel Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barred-collection.md) - [Ribboned Recycled Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ruffini.md) - [Bold Community-Reflected Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-flap-chair.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md) - [Spiritual Meditation Chair Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/12-chairs-for-meditation.md) - [Sophisticated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ff-chair-collection.md) - [Unexpected Boundary-Pushing Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atypical-chair.md) - [Sustainable Plastic Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mare-chair.md)