GHOST CHAIR

About

Inspired by its versatility, this sculptural chair was designed to challenge the brutalist aesthetic of the most ubiquitous modern building material; concrete. Tackling this project with the scope of material exploration has led to innovating through trial and error. The final product is a hollow chair with a ghostly silhouette that resembles fabric being draped on the ground creating tension yet breathing life into an otherwise cold, lifeless building material.

Challenge

To create a sculptural artifact for sitting made with just concrete and fabric.

Solution

A ghostly figure of a chair that seems to defy the nature of physics but is structurally stable enough to support the weight of an adult.

Medium

Concrete + Fabric

Institution

Hiroshima City University

[広島市立大学]

Special thanks to:

Instructor- Ryutaro Fujie, Yukihiro Yoshida

Model- Aoi Onishi