# Bound Back Seating The Purist Chair by Elisa Honkanen is a Seat Stripped Down to the Essentials By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-12-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/purist-chair-by-elisa-honkanen References: [blog.leibal](http://blog.leibal.com/furniture/purist-chair/) & [elisahonkanen](http://www.elisahonkanen.com/purist.html) At this point, the assembly of a single seat exposes few surprises, making products like the Purist Chair by Elisa Honkanen a great deal more intriguing. The designer took up the challenge of reducing the amount of hardware necessary to keep the piece together, resulting in a [wonderfully wound-up structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woven-chair-designs) using a bit of neoprene cord. Four [smooth wooden sticks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miko-armchair) were slipped through the [simple rounded seat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sedia-tonda), requiring just two screws to stay fixed together. Because of the angles of their installation, the front legs come up and cross the rear posts closely, allowing them to be bound together. The back and forth looping technique of the cable creates a firm but forgiving backrest for the Purist Chair by Elisa Honkanen. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.1/10 - Popularity: 21% | Activity: 5% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: 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 - **Simplified Seating:** The trend of reducing the amount of hardware necessary to assemble chairs presents opportunities for innovative designs. - **Efficient Assembly:** The use of minimal screws and simple installation techniques in furniture design opens up possibilities for faster and easier manufacturing processes. - **Flexible Ergonomics:** The incorporation of flexible materials like neoprene cord in chair construction allows for adaptive and comfortable seating options. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** The furniture industry can explore the use of simplified assembly methods to create more cost-effective and sustainable products. - **Design and Architecture:** Designers and architects can embrace efficient assembly techniques to create sleek and minimalist seating solutions. - **Materials and Textiles:** The materials industry can focus on developing innovative materials, like neoprene cord, that offer both durability and flexibility for use in seating designs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Plywood Sculptural Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mt-chair.md) - [Minimal Wooden Webbed Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knot-stool.md) - [Luxurious Minimal Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxurious-minimal-chair.md) - [One-Legged Structural Wooden Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pere-chair.md) - [Haute Cohesive Plywood Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peel-chair-by-blond.md) - [Chic Single-Piece Plywood Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/void-lounge-chair.md) - [Structurally Complex Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-arch-chair.md) - [Modern Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bow-chair.md) - [Cubic Featherlight Seat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/please-hold-up-chair.md)