UNstudio: sittable for prooff

'sittable' by UNstudio for prooff, 2010
photography: roel van tour & pim top


sit down, sit up, lounge, hang, repose, move, work, read, consult or relax. alone or together.
people communicate in a variety of ways. the design for the 'sittable' caters to the needs of these
divergent varieties. it allows for the table to become a thinking place as well as a social meeting
ground, whilst offering a diversity of options for functionality. it may become a quiet reading
table found in a library, or a work and relaxation place located in an airport lounge. it could
simply be used in a waiting room, in a front office or in a school. it may also act as a meeting
space for exhibitions or in shops. whichever role it fills, everyone is given the opportunity to
discover their own practical use for the sittable. it is designed to serve one's own intended
purpose for functionality and arrangement.

the hybrid form of the 'sittable' by UN studio combines two pieces of multi-functional furniture,
offering a variety of space-creating authority to the user. numerous tasks can be carried out
simultaneously at the sittable - both solitary and social, or a combination of the two.

ben van berkel: 'the sittable is designed for the various ways in which people
communicate. through a cross combination of usage possibilities, it extends
the traditional role of the table as a social meeting place.'

'sittable' was  presented at interieur 2010 kortrijk .

UNstudio has long been interested in hybrid forms of all scales, from large scale
mixed-use urban projects through to programmatic and volumetric transitions in public
buildings and private residences. a similar approach is often taken to products designed
by the studio, where hybridisation offers increased performance potential to a wide variety
of users. the sittable is a new addition to this family of designs.

initial sketch

facts / credits:

client: prooff
materials/dimensions:
sittable type 1:
tabletop: wood veneer, dark oak a32 - morado
fabric seat: divina 462 ( mustard yellow )
frame: steel c3, anthraciet grey
l x w x h: 3800 x 1750 x 750mm.

sittable type 2 :
tabletop: white hpl,  white veneer
fabric seat: divina 692 ( purple )
frame: steel c3,  anthraciet grey
l x w x h: 5450 x 1750 x 750mm.
 
UNstudio: ben van berkel, caroline bos with juergen heinzel, william de boer
and machteld kors, martijn prins, daniela hake

advisors
prooff - leo schouten, tim orriens, antoinette veneman
the sittable is produced by arco contemporary furniture/ arco - jorre van ast, roelof janssen