‘simo & martin’ by sailing to mars image © designboom

on show at the greenhouse venue of the 2011 stockholm furniture fair, swedish design studio sailing to mars presents ‘simo & martin’ a pair of dining chairs developed from the study of ergonomic seating.

sailing to mars: simo & martin dining chairs front view image © designboom

the seat is half shorter in depth and half longer in width than a typical chair. the design’s unusual proportions with armrests of a particular shape promote more postural changes, except for the most harmful and most common position which is when one is sliding forward on the seat.

sailing to mars: simo & martin dining chairs profile image © designboom

sailing to mars: simo & martin dining chairs back view image © designboom

sailing to mars: simo & martin dining chairs ‘simo & martin’ image courtesy of sailing to mars