CHITCHAT Public Seating by Teun Fleskens
Dutch designer Teun Fleskens has created a public seating product called CHITCHAT.
From the designer:
Waiting in public spaces could certainly be more pleasurable, thinks Teun Fleskens, and with that goal in mind he designed the CHITCHAT. A piece of seating furniture for up to seven people that literally rocks. Whoever sits on it makes the piece of furniture and those who are already sitting on it move, which almost always stimulates social interaction between them. It is both surprising and amusing, and you start chatting about it with your neighbour. Strangers work together to find the best balance. The ice is broken, the atmosphere has improved, and waiting has quickly become much less boring. The ‘rocking trees’ in the centre ensure a playful effect, especially when there are several CHITCHATS in a single space.
Photo by Astrid Zuidema
ahmed fareed on 19 Oct 2009 at 5:28 am #
This is cool and thoughtful
Christian on 19 Oct 2009 at 6:16 am #
Love the idea.. like to see this realised!
Pink Robe on 19 Oct 2009 at 11:08 am #
Haw – giant ‘shrooms. What can be done to keep people from rolling these things away?
graham on 19 Oct 2009 at 4:33 pm #
I’d imagine they would be pretty heavy and they could easily be chained down at the middle.
Really nice idea and form
Jon on 19 Oct 2009 at 4:38 pm #
If kids find this, it quickly stops becoming a seat and becomes a playground.
stu on 19 Oct 2009 at 10:14 pm #
very pleasing form. What happens when some loose change rolls underneath and my little one crawls under to retrieve it.Will it move and squash fingers. Maybe it fixed firm so this wont be an issue?
Keren on 20 Oct 2009 at 8:51 am #
Looks Nice. It would frick me out though when people sit or leave .
Max on 22 Oct 2009 at 3:09 am #
Would love to seat on that piece and find out how functional or not it is. Love the piece on its own as it seems to be beautifully crafted. Like the concept behind it, “strangers work together to find the right balance” – “the ice is broken”.
gaby on 07 Jan 2010 at 1:08 pm #
I love it. genio!!!!