animal chairs by elad ozeri

israeli designer elad ozeri, participated in the designboom mart new york 2010, held this past week at the ICFF, presented his series of animal chairs for children.

‘zelig’ elephant chair image © designboom

each seat is made by ozeri, hand-cut out from a single piece of acrylic sheeting in the form of an elephant or giraffe. they are then shaped and bent into their final form through heating.

the prominent features of the elephant (its trunk) and giraffe (the neck), are used as structural and supporting design elements in ozeri’s chair design.

‘zelig‘ was a short-listed entry in the designboom premio vico magistretti competition.

‘zelig’ elephant chair, back view image © designboom

‘zelda’ (giraffe) and ‘zelig’ chair image © designboom

‘zelig’ the elephant and his friend ‘zelda’

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designer elad ozeri image © designboom

back view image © designboom