Felt Stool

Description

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius transforms everyday materials and processes into unexpected and lively design solutions. Jongerius created Felt Stool as a translation or reworking of an earlier porcelain stool designed as continuous band with gently rounded "legs." In contrast to the rigid porcelain stool, the felt version is lightweight and soft but retains a strong, graphic silhouette. Here, the thick and pliable fabric is laminated in multicolored layers over a metal support, challenging our notions about the nature and performance of textiles.

Felt Stool

Hella Jongerius

2000

Accession Number

189810

Medium

Layered felt (cotton) over steel, cotton stitching

Dimensions

50 × 40 × 25 cm (19 11/16 × 15 3/4 × 9 13/16 in.)

Classification

design

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society