Seat Savers From 5.5 Designers

We came across 5.5 Designers this morning and think the ideas behind their work are fantastic. They are creating new products to fix or improve old ones. Click through the jump for more...

The pieces coming out of the 5.5 Design Studio feel streamlined and fun (not to mention brightly colored!) The Prosthetic Seat is no exception to this as it's functionality blends well with it's originality.
Now there's no reason to pull over and rescue that sad and lonely chair from the trash that's about to be sleeping with the fishes!

Thanks to Swissmiss for the heads up to such a fun idea!

Photos via 5.5 Designers.

Comments (15)

Interesting idea. I suppose you meant to say "not reason NOT to pull over.."

posted by potluck on October 3rd 2008 at 3:39pm
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I'd rather just have the seat re-caned.

posted by bepsf on October 3rd 2008 at 4:36pm
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I agree, bepsf.

posted by Caitlin in Seattle on October 3rd 2008 at 5:09pm
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Actually, this looks like something you'd use in a museum to keep people from sitting on furniture that is old and priceless. If I saw it in someone's house, I'd assume it was just a stop-gap measure until the chair could be repaired, but I'd wonder why they didn't just put the chair in a closet, garage, etc, until they could get it fixed.

posted by lurker2209 on October 3rd 2008 at 5:10pm
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I agree, bepsf and Caitlin in Seattle.

posted by poptart on October 3rd 2008 at 6:26pm
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So very ugly. Functional but unattractive does not a good design solution make. Why is it fluorescent lime green? Under what circumstances would that ever look appealing with a wooden caned chair.

Since the silly thing is meant to replace busted caning (temporarily, one hopes) why not just silkscreen a cannage pattern on clear material? Then at least it could claim a bit of self-conscious wit to leaven its lameness.

posted by amed studio on October 3rd 2008 at 8:30pm
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I actually like the mix of utilitarian-funky-new and old. But then again, I am a sucker for green translucent plastic. It always reminds me of the tiny windshields from Lego space ships I had as a kid.

posted by Nesser on October 3rd 2008 at 9:07pm
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Very ugly..

posted by rakimou on October 3rd 2008 at 11:54pm
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You hit the nail on the head, ARMED STUDIO. Precisely.

posted by shirley-temple-of-doom on October 4th 2008 at 4:46am
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witty and fun

I like it

it doesn't hide itself or its purpose

and I like that it's anti-good-taste

look where good taste has led us:

pottery barn

posted by Philip_Littell on October 4th 2008 at 10:05am
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um.. yes, let's put a gaudy, fluorescent piece of plastic on our beautiful old chair.

as attractive as a car "bra".

posted by indiasoup on October 4th 2008 at 12:21pm
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Yeah, I'm with the re-caning group. Looks pretty awful.

posted by brenjay on October 4th 2008 at 1:35pm
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The material seems a bit arbitrary and impractical as a seating material. Not digging it.

posted by Trippster on October 4th 2008 at 7:41pm
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Considering the prosthesis is $125 Euros, I think it's not a cheap joke. Or at least not cheap enough.

But 5.5Designers aren't really looking to fix or improve old ideas as much as they are playing jokes. The black cat profile is pretty cute.

posted by Palmetto on October 5th 2008 at 10:19am
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As a joke, it can be a fun, maybe even funny, piece in the right environment. For $10 maybe I could see it as a stopgap solution for a broken seat. But for 125EUR/$173USD, heck, you can have a new seat put in by a professional upholsterer. Or even pick up a pair of new-used chairs.

posted by quiltmaster on October 5th 2008 at 2:05pm
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