elastic furniture

The use of textiles in interior designing spans a wide range of applications such as space dividers, acoustic panels, carpets, curtains, pillows, blankets and so on. The main aspects they carry are their functionality and good esthetics. My work aims to find a fresh approach to the textile usage in interior design in the context of the 21st  century, with the focal point to the furniture.

 

The idea is to redefine the usual understanding of the furniture. We are used to the idea that furniture comes in the solid form and takes a lot space. Thinking in the future perspective anyone can create and design their surrounding environment. According to the functional need it’s possible to have an empty space or literally create the furniture in the place wherever or whenever it's necessary.

 

To follow that idea I'm using the textile's convertible and lightweight attribute. Second and main key element, what I have chosen to create the concept of the future furniture is textile’s elastic qualities.

 

The outcome of this process is a stretchable textile on a lightweight frame, with adjustable supporting legs. It is a painting when placed on the wall but when opened up, it  offers a temporary surface to sit on. The solution is suitable for the public waiting rooms or small private livings, where the number of people or guests define the need for the empty space or for the extra temporary sitting surfaces.

 

The print colors and patterns on the textile can be custom-made as per user's requirements . For example, in the home interiors, it is possible to create a print looking like a painting or in public spaces, use it as a commercial surface.

 

The current QR code print design gives a possibility to directly connect to a homepage that introduces the idea of the elastic furniture and how to use it. The idea is to create a textile in the context of the 21st century as a digital information surface in a combination with “passive” technology^.