karen ryan: sit chair project at london design week 2011

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

you will not find british designer karen ryan at any of the usual venues at this year’s london design week. instead you can find her latest work the ‘sit’ chair project on the streets.

‘the ‘sit’ chair project is an alternative response for london design week 2011. I have taken two chairs one from my dining table and one from my bedroom, both of which had been previously discarded. I designed the ‘sit’ brand for the use of these chairs, the brand identity is hand stamped upon a newly prepared surface area on each individual chair. through mass consumerism we are used to looking at design as objects of desire fed by what is fashionable and are own delusions of need. I want to divert that gaze and alter the sense. I am taking both ‘sit’ chairs out onto the streets and photographing people sitting on them with my mobile phone. I consider the ‘sit’ chair project a relevant design and comment on contemporary functional design today.’ – karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ chair project by karen ryan

‘sit’ brand stamp by karen ryan

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