prague designblok 08: haworth

small portraits are used as pixels to create an image on this interpretation of the plia folding chair image © designboom

designed for castelli, giancarlo piretti’s ‘plia’ folding chair has become an important part of design history with more than six million having been sold since its introduction in 1969. at prague designblok, haworth exhibited the results of the ‘plia NABA futurarium’ project. originating as a partnership between haworth and NABA (nuova accademia di belle arti milano), the project was a competition which asked students of the school to reinterpret the classic plia chair.  the selection of chairs ranged from rug upholstery, a bubble wrapped chair and even a wood version.

a wood version comes complete with mouse and cheese image © designboom

a hook and loom technique is used to make a graphic carpeted upholstery version of the classic folding chair image © designboom

a basket-ball net replaces the seat of the chair image © designboom

image © designboom

installation view of haworth’s display image © designboom