‘the continual chair’ designed by david lee

‘the continual chair,’ designed by david lee, of metous studio, transforms a common object into the site of physical dialogue between past, present, and future users.

set in a grid, each of 123 tubes can be pushed down to any height, permitting users to construct their own unique space. over time these transformations necessarily flatten the chair completely, at which point it can be flipped over and the process begun anew.

david lee: the continual chair example evolution of the chair

david lee: the continual chair the chair prior to any user interaction

david lee: the continual chair pushing down on individual tubes sets them at the desired height

david lee: the continual chair chair in mid-transformation

david lee: the continual chair over time, user interaction will flatten the chair completely

david lee: the continual chair raising the legs in preparation for flipping the chair over to begin the process anew; in this way, the chair can continually be retransformed

david lee: the continual chair detail of chair leg

david lee: the continual chair artist rendering of capabilities for transformation

david lee: the continual chair artist rendering of chair in use