installation of bouroullec brothers chairs at the prague zoo

a lemur hanging out by the installation
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as part of prague designblok 09, vitra presented a special design exhibition on the premises of
the prague zoo. inside the lemur pavilion, daniel pirsc authored the installation of the
bouroullec brothers vegetal chairs and algues room dividers in the form of a tree.
the furniture was intertwined with the actual flora and fauna of the pavilion, allowing the lemurs
to interact with the piece.

view of the installation inside the lemur pavilion
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the twig-like pieces of algues were used to hold the vegetal chairs together
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the chairs intertwined amongst the branches of the trees in the pavilion
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the base
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general view of the lemur pavilion and
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the vegetal chairs hiding amongst the trees
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It looks like they literally threw the chairs into the tree from an overpassing aircraft.
I like it.
Nice installation.
Keep up with this kind of things, Bouroullecs!
it was conceived by czech designer daniel prisc.
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