sayar & garibeh form graceful great egret rocking chair

‘great egret’ is an experiment in emotion, a sculpted form that sits atop a pair of deeply curved rockers. its creators, sayar & garibeh, working from their recently opened beirut studio pursued the project as part of an ongoing speculative investigation into the status of chairs, and where the future could lead.

‘great egret’
images © mike malajalian, courtesy of sayar & garibeh

influenced by a grand feathered creature of the same name, ‘great egret’ cradles users in a frozen thrust of wings, evoking feelings of sitting atop the bird’s sweeping back. the chair is fully upholstered in black, with brass connectors and rockers connected via a metal base (also black). ‘great egret’ was designed by beirut-based studio sayar & garibeh. 

by sayar & garibeh 

brass connectors and metal support structure

the curved form protrudes up and out from the base

rocker detail

back 

front view

curved back edge

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