installation of bouroullecs' vegetal chairs at prague zoo

installation of bouroullecs’ vegetal chairs at prague zoo image © designboom

as part of prague designblok 09, vitra presented a special design exhibition on the premises of the prague zoo. inside the lemur pavilion, daniel pirsc authored the installation of the ronan and erwan bouroullec’s ‘vegetal chairs’ and ‘algues room dividers’ in the form of a tree. the furniture was intertwined with the actual flora and fauna of the pavilion, allowing the lemurs to interact with the piece.

view of the installation inside the lemur pavilion image © designboom

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the twig-like pieces of algues were used to hold the vegetal chairs together image © designboom

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the chairs intertwined amongst the branches of the trees in the pavilion image © designboom

the base image © designboom

general view of the lemur pavilion and image © designboom

the vegetal chairs hiding amongst the trees image © designboom