I was thinking about furniture that could change as different individuals used it. The idea for this particular piece stemmed from the gorilla that makes a nest by weaving leaves together and then holding them taut with his body weight (see "Chimpanzee Nest" post from February blog). This is something I would put in a public space, such as the lobby, and it would be long and slinky, like a winding bench. It would be made up of different height wooden bars/slats with rounded edges. I started to think about if people sat in it, the slats would move down under their weight, and (possibly?) change the ceiling condition below or become a wavy inverted/upside-down version of the slinky bench on the ceiling below. When the person got up, the slats would rise again slowly back to the original position.
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this is like one of those boxes with shiny nails in it that you leave you handprint in...right?
would this occur in hotel units stacked ontop of each other...where the occupation above influences the ceiling landscape of those below...
or only in the public space?
would you please use a straight edge and make more precise drawings...
also...i would keep the pieces the same length...let the imprints telegraph clearly.
is it possible to make a comfortable bed of nails?
a bed of nails? there's actually this chair that looks deadly from afar because of the spikes but once sat on, it's incredibly soft since it's only made of rubber. i'll try finding a picture. it's got to be some scandinavian design for sure.
Yes, like those boxes...I imagining it could be in public space and perhaps affect the highline ceiling below or if not a bench, could be in individual rooms. In fact, that might be the way to go since it would mean that in each room, the people would be experiencing something unique, totally based upon the unique experience of the occupants above. OR it could be used in one floor of rooms in the hotel that was above a public area. This way, a "grid" of rooms with slat movement would create an experience for those moving through the public areas. I think nails could be scary but am not opposed to the materiality of them, as long as they were rounded not pointy, they could be interesting.
Yes Penelope, please forward me a photo of that chair! Thanks!
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