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All that effort to make it look like garbage...
...how unfortunate.

We are not amused.

I want to love it, because it looks like the kind of wild-haired thing that I would want to do. I almost do love it, and ya know... I think in the right place and the right space, I might. But it might be an acquired taste.

It's tongue-in-cheek, guys! Brilliant idea. I love it. Well done.

That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen.

This just goes to show--sometimes, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

I liked it before. It doesn't look "carefully reupholstered" either, if you look at the seams. I guess as far as experimental techniques, I will wait to see upholstery using pictures of things you'd actually want to look at, or something cool, like fire and knives.

Jeez, you guys aren't any fun.

I'm an interior design student, and I love it. And I'd put it in my living room.

Wow. I'm horrified at how mean some of these comments are. I think the chair is beautiful.

It's interesting as an art piece, but I'd constantly think I had a stained, smelly old chair in my room when I saw it out of the corner of my eye.

I think that chair is fantastic. I would love to have it in my home and I think it's really beautiful and innovative. She clearly used a bunch of techniques beyond just the straight up photos- probably in photoshop, creating an all-over print that had it's own texture and color feel beyond the snapshots, making it feel warmer and more inviting than the cold springs of the actual opened chair.
And I think the upholstering job looks great, and the shape looks better without the separate cushion.
Nice Job Sarah - ignore those folks who don't "get it"... It's inspiring for me to see students who think creatively. In my experience, the longer you spend in a creative field, trying to make unique products and a decent living simultaneously, the harder it is to hold on to your own unique creativity.

I can see the artistic merit - in response to an assignment, perhaps? I assume that's what this is, and there's nothing wrong with it in that sense.

I like the concept. I think it is a great effort. I believe it needs to be scaled back slightly. Instead of revealing all of the elements of the chair, like the prints of the wood arms which are far more beautiful in their natural state, maybe those should be hidden, where only the springs are revealed. It would break from the original, but still embrace the spirit. Good luck. I would love to see more.

i am in love with the fabric, the chair is so rad.
some people are just old and old fashioned to understand it's post modern irony. LMAO
excellent job, more posts like this!

i think the "before" chair is fantastic and a waste to cut it up. but i think what sarah did is creative..it makes my eyes go in various directions to check it out and take it all in. it's fun because it's different.

I'm amused.

i like the concept and creativity behind it. its not practical (for me), but i 'get' it.

That said, i would love to see this effect used in the opposite direction. why not take a very modern rectangular sofa and imprint its fabric so it looks decadent and over-the-top.

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL.

Yes, I know she's a design student, and I admire her creativity. But that chair is just AWFUL.

I really like this, I think the idea is not only funny but really smart, the result is photographically cool.

And I'm sorry but the armchair before was REALLY hideous.

I think it's one of those things that won't work in most spaces....but will be fab in the right space.

brilliant. yeah.. i dont want to buy one, but that's probably not the point.
is this the same designer that did the cardboard box bedding set? cause i liked that too.

groovy

The print used on the chair is pretty awful. It's not because of the design per se, but rather because it looks like the kind of cheap knock-off thing that you'd pick up at K-mart rather than something artistic or original.

I think it may have worked a lot better with a better print with a similar theme.

kinda love the idea and the execution is fine by me....the original chair is the problem. the fabric is great. the rework is a vast improvement, especially getting rid of the cushion and the needless upholstery curves in the front, but the scale and boxiness and angles still look like it wants to fall in on itself (which the springs highlight). several prototypes to go, but onto something.

Maybe in Tim Burton's or Tom Waits's house.

SIUCarbondale10, you were "horrified" reading the earlier snarky comments? Really? I'm usually "horrified" by stories about The Holocaust and/or kids getting murdered, not by comments on a design blog.

I want to like it, but I don't

Bravo! Fantastic! Wish I'd thought of it myself!

Creating art is not about the artist's concern of whether or not it is going to look good in your living room!