Check out the colors and shape of this new chair from New York based Studio Dror — and you'll instantly understand why Peacock is a perfect name. Dror Benshetrit's design of the chair uses folding as the primary construction method — 3 layers of felt that are precisely folded onto a simple metal frame.
It's pretty amazing that this armchair (that looks very comfortable does not use sewing or upholstery/padding! The Peacock Chair by Studio Dror is being manufactured by Capellini.
Via: dezeen.
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Comments (15)
Whoa, amazing!
Love the seat but those metal legs seem like they belong on another chair.
That's pretty cool, though it looks more like coral to me.
Good luck dusting that chair...
When my brother was three, he tucked a roll of Lifesavers in a small aperture in my mom's headliner (it was a 1968 Charger in much the same color as one of those chairs.) We never got the Lifesavers out, but watched it progress slowly from one side of the car to the other. When she sold the car in 1985 she advertised that it came with free candy.
So when I saw this chair, I thought, man, that would hold a lot of Lifesavers.
Irrelevant? Yeah, probably. But that would be a delightful chair for a little kid to use as surreptitious storage.
I felt the oceanic vibe that slowdown got. Never would've thought peacock
Two words: dust trap.
Or possibly: livesaver trap.
I'm with bkk and jenn.
Plus, it doesn't look like it would be remotely comfortable to sit on.
Back to the drawing board, Mr. Benshetrit!
It's a fun "extra" chair, for people who have lots of room and don't need every single piece to be heavily used. I love the look, but can't imagine curling up with a book in it. It's sort of like an evening dress for the home -- not for every day, but beautiful.
I agree with Lisa. It is beautiful.
But I also see it quickly getting turned into a "lair" for dogs and cats that like to hide their rawhides and toys for a rainy day.
I think I'm alone here, but I thought it looked comfortable. I am in love with it. It might be true that it may not be fit for several hours use as in book-reading, but, for all other common uses I think it looks like it would pass the test.
I'm definitely going to do some heavy research here, jeje.
It looks like it's very comfortable, but my first reaction -- like others here -- was "maintenance nightmare"!
Do we know the price of this chair? For $800 it's a wonderful chair, for $8,000 it's something else entirely. Please include prices wherever possible; the cost of a thing totally skews my appreciation of it. So much of today's "hot" design is priced through the roof and is accessible only to an elite few. I'd love to know whether this chair -- or any other -- is within my reach or not.
I met the designer of this chair and got a photo of it in action during the Capellini party during ICFF: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evanrose/3555911599/
For those of you who don't like felt: brace yourselves. There's lots more of it coming your way!
Gorgeous. It's like a functional work of art.
I would feel much better about this chair if the folds were closed or capped somehow. I cannot imagine the amount of dust and hair that would work its way inside, and felt LOVES to stubbornly hold onto dirt.