I love the idea of the ECOO chair by designer Fiore Arcangelo : a chair that becomes a terrarium. A design where inanimate object meets growing living creature. Made of polycarbonate, the chair would allow the flow of air and light to help nurture what grows inside

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ECOO Chair by Fiore Arcangelo

Korean artist and designer Seung-Yong Song , who studied and worked in France but is currently based in Seoul, recently sent us these images of his work. Part furniture, part art object, part art installation, they’re quite beautiful, as are the words that describes the concept for each piece. Object-E: “The unique name of things limit the range of product’s shape and function, but above all, the fact that there exists stereotyped function in accordance with each unique name suppresses my imagination. I am not willing to deny or destroy the identity based on the stereotype, but I only reinterpret the uses I need in my own design language.” Object-A: “I am looking in every nook and cranny of the room to find hidden spaces

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Seung-Yong Song