junya ishigami: picnic at interieur 2010 kortrijk

garden plate
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installation view
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family chairs
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family chairs
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family chairs
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installation view
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junya ishigami
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designboom met junya ishigami inside his installation:

conventionally, furniture is considered to be no more than tools to its users.
ishigami explores this notion by proposing 'celebratory furniture' which blends in with the activity of the people and into
the surrounding environment. tables and chairs are arranged in the space and mimic a crowd of socializing people:
'chairs embrace or turn away from each other, or form a line and hold hands. they may even form a circle around the garden,' says ishigami.
'distorted chairs around the table look like a family talking to each other'.

'normally furniture fits in daily life and it is designed with a certain functionality - this is not enough  for these chairs and tables.
I wanted to create a certain atmosphere... with a social function. if you go out for a 'picnic' --and that is the title of the installation--
you are in a relaxed mind setting, you go out somewhere with your family members, and that's the kind of atmosphere I wanted to
propose to visitors with these furniture pieces. I hope people will enjoy and be more able to relax .'
junya ishigami.