arthur bodolec with his ‘jack’ chair
french product designer arthur bodolec has created ‘jack’, a stool that can be brought to ‘life’ through a simple touch. imagining a world where objects can be woken up, given life and take form to express themselves, ‘jack’ is the first in a series of designs that transforms from an inert stool to a full functioning chair.
‘jack’ in stool mode
applying pressure to the center of the stool allows the surrounding panels to raise
sketch demonstrating the functionality of ‘jack’
second generation of ‘jack’ furniture
based on its predecessor, the second generation of ‘jack’ furniture takes the form of a flower whose petals raise upon sitting.
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