# Sculptured Public Chairs Issit Brings Art And Style Into Public Seating By Alexandra Choli | Published 2009-02-12 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptured-public-chairs-issit-brings-art-and-style-into-public-seating1 References: [thisnext](http://www.thisnext.com/item/B6C853C2/E0787E2E/Issit-by-Addi-Design-Group) & [addi.se](http://www.addi.se/Eng/products/addi-issit1.php) Ever noticed how dull and uninviting public seats are? ADDI Design is here to change all that and make you reluctant to leave your spot, even if it's time to vacate the premises. Its [eye-catching seating arrangement](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magnus-olesen) is bright and elegant, featuring three chairs that unfold like rose pedals from their white base and tempt to pamper you on their ruby red surface. A spectacular sight to the unsuspected passer-by, the [curvy seats fold back automatically](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/patan-chair) when not in use, forming a shape-shifting statuette – and a striking throne for the single user. Waiting rooms in [airports and train stations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wood-islands) will never look dreary again! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 26% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Artistic Public Seating:** Artistic designs for public seating areas offer an opportunity for designers to showcase their creativity more prominently and for businesses to augment the ambiance of public places significantly. - **Transforming Public Seating:** Innovative public seating arrangements that transform into pieces of art when not in use are a unique and disruptive opportunity for designers and architects to challenge the conventional while reimagining public spaces entirely. - **Interactive Public Seating:** Interactive public seating arrangements with unprecedented aesthetics and multipurpose functions offer an opportunity for public parks, transportation infrastructure, and office spaces to build a stronger connection with visitors while providing memorable experiences. ### Who This Affects Most - **Public Space Design:** Public space design firms can leverage artistic public seating arrangements to offer an immersive experience to their clients' visitors and create a more hospitable environment respective of the space's purpose. - **Interior Design:** Interior design firms can explore the potential of melding public seating and interior designs to develop a human-centric design philosophy that works for a broader audience, ensuring visitor loyalty and elevated brand experience. - **Outdoor Furniture Manufacturing:** Outdoor furniture manufacturing firms can embrace the aspirations of the market by combining versatility with unique aesthetics to revolutionize outdoor seating arrangements and offer a more memorable experience. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Playful Public Seating Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-public-seating.md) - [Adaptive Public Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adp-bench.md) - [Dual Sculpture Seating Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/immaterial-0001.md) - [Structurally Complex Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-arch-chair.md) - [Public Airport Seating Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gateway-collection.md) - [Swivelling Marbled Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/landmark-project.md) - [Chaotically Natural Seating Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kkochgalam-chair.md) - [Quirky Postmodern Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-ebba-armchair.md) - [Recycled Dynamic Seating](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bultan-chair.md)