Stainless Steel "Heap" Chair, Hokuto Ando And Toshiya Hayashi

Stainless steel "Heap" chair, Hokuto AndoDimensions: 550 x 530 x 900cmMaterials: Stainless steelMay differ slightly from the picture, each chair is hand-sculpted and unique. Snow is made of air and ice. In crystal units, it has a fragile and fleeting existence, but when it gathers, it becomes surprisingly hard and strong. It has such a conflicting nature. Heap is a chair conceived from this quality of snow, born of the random stacking of modules composed of three lines. The modules function as light structures and make up a coordinated form. The number of ways of stacking them is unlimited, so chairs of various shapes and sizes are born, with a single module as the origin. Applying the state of things in the natural world to furniture - setting the smallest unit and piling them up - the freedom in form and structure is increased, presenting infinite possibilities of development.We+ is a contemporary design studio established in 2013 by Toshiya Hayashi and Hokuto Ando. Using research and experimentation, they develop new ideas and aesthetics with unique expression techniques. Their self-initiated works are represented by Gallery S. Bensimon in Paris and Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan. In addition to exhibiting their works internationally, they undertake commissioned projects for companies and other organisations, including installation, branding, product development, and graphic design. Utilizing the strengths of the each member based on their diverse backgrounds and the knowledge gained from daily research, the studio continues to grow and diversify.