The Octopus Chair by Samwoong Lee
Korean designer Samwoong Lee has created the Octopus chair.
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Description from the designer:
The material called natural mother-of-pearl has never a same color and pattern. In addition, the pattern, the color and the reflexibility of natural mother-of-pearl is changed by the angle throwing light and a situation. I would like to express the relationship between a man and a man and the one between a man and a thing by using natural mother-of-pearl. The pieces of countless mother-of-pearl surround the whole body with organic shape on Octopus chair. The angle throwing light of mother-of-pearl is changed and they maintain one organic shape. That is, Octopus chair and the mother-of-pearls attached on it do not show us any same shape even at any place.
Visit Samwoong Lee’s website – here.
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Jimw on 24 Jun 2010 at 6:00 am #
In its own extrinsic way, these are beautifully compelling pieces. I suspect seeing this in person would be even more intriguing; I don’t think the photography can effectively convey the mother-of-pearl qualities.
BjZ on 24 Jun 2010 at 10:03 am #
I don’t usually comment on anything but architecture, but i must say this is one damn excellent piece of furniture! 2 thumbs up!!!
marshen on 28 Jun 2010 at 12:51 am #
Beautiful and provoking pieces. Very extravagant in a new way. At the same time I can’t help but think of a “Chia-Pet” chair that would grow alfalfa sprouts out of it when watered.
Graeme on 28 Jun 2010 at 11:05 pm #
The “mother-of-pearl” material is paua abalone from New Zealand; it has a very distinctive pattern and color range. A stunning piece of furniture!
spasmody on 01 Jul 2010 at 10:50 am #
this is very smart but do pearls come from authentic organic material ?
Perry Hoffman on 03 Aug 2010 at 10:22 am #
Lovely, just don’t get the name Octopus. Abalone Chair? Mother of Pearl Chair? Maybe even Eggplant…but not Octopus.