BALLS



MODULAR CHAISE LOUNGE



STAINLESS STEEL TUBES BENT AND WELDED TO CREATE A FRAME. EXERCISE BALLS INSIDE RED WOOL.



WHAT MAKES AN OBJECT A CHAIR?

BALLS RETHINKS THE TYPICAL STRUCTURE OF A LOUNGE CHAIR, AND FOLLOWS ONLY THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF CHAIR DESIGN: MAKING THE OBJECT SITTABLE. THE FOUR BALLS FIT THE BODY’S CURVES NATURALLY, MAKING THIS LOUNGE AN ERGONOMIC PLACE TO SIT.



A PLAYFUL SYSTEM


BALLS IS CONSTRUCTED FOR THE USER TO HAVE FUN. EACH PART IS SEPARABLE, USING GRAVITY AND FRICTION TO COMBINE INTO ONE FUNCTIONAL OBJECT.



AN ELEMENT OF DANGER


BALLS DOES AWAY WITH TYPICAL CONSTRAINTS PLACED ON FURNITURE, CREATING A FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE.BALLS CREATES AN EXPEREINCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING A THRILL ALONG WITH A PLACE TO SIT.








HALFPIPE



SCULPTURAL MIRROR



STAINLESS STEEL TUBES BENT AND WELDED TO CREATE A FRAME. MIRROR GLASS FIT INTO SOLID STAINLESS ROD.



A DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP

EACH PIECE TOOK A FIRST PRINCIPLES APPROACH AND GREW INTO MORE SCULPTURAL FORMS. THE RESULT WAS TWO MEMORABLE OBJECTS WITH A DYNAMIC RELATIONSHIP, REPLACING THE BOUNDARIES OF AN OBJECT  WITH PLAYFUL CURIOSITY.



ARTFUL INSPIRATION


THIS FURNITURE COLLECTION IS LARGELY INSPIRED BY REI KAWAKUBO’S METAL CHAIRS, AS WELL AS THE WEARABLE ART OF COMME DES GARCONS. THE PLAYFUL INTERATCION OF THESE OBJECTS CREATES A SURREAL WORLD FOR THE USER TO BECOME ENGULFED IN, SIMILAR TO HER FASHION.



AN ELEMENT OF DANGER


BALLS DOES AWAY WITH TYPICAL CONSTRAINTS PLACED ON FURNITURE, CREATING A FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURE.BALLS CREATES AN EXPEREINCE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING A THRILL ALONG WITH A PLACE TO SIT.






2023 BALLS + HALFPIPE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY AXEL STRYNAR.