Honey-Pop chair
Chair
2001 (designed), 2005 (made)
2001 (designed), 2005 (made)
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This experimental chair derives all its structural strength from the conertina folds of the paper from which it is made. The structure is similar to a Chinese lantern. Here, the layers of paper have been partially opened to make a fan-shaped volume, with the vertical spine of the fan at the back of the chair. The designer sat on the form once it was partially opened, crushing the paper folds and creating the form of the seat and back: the impression of his body is still visible. The cell-like paper structure enables light and air to penetrate into the volume, and perhaps inspired the name Honey-Pop, because it looks like a honeycomb. Unlike most other seats, the user of the Honey-Pop chair is sitting on almost nothing.
Object details
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Title | Honey-Pop chair (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Concertina-folded paper, partially unfolded and crushed by body of designer |
Brief description | Honey-Pop chair, made of folded paper, by Tokujin Yoshioka, designed Japan 2001, made 2005 |
Physical description | Chair made of concertina-folded translucent white paper like a Chinese lantern, partially opened to form a fan shape with the vertical spine of the fan at the back of the chair, and the impression of the designer's body partially crushing the paper to form the seat. Inscribed '19 MAY 2005 Tokujin Y 125/300A' in black ink, vertically on the rear proper left corner. |
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Marks and inscriptions | '19 MAY 2005 Tokujin Y 125/300A' (Hand written in black ink vertically on the rear proper right corner. Tokujin Y is the signature of the designer. The chair is no.125 of an edition of 300.) |
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Credit line | Given by the designer |
Summary | This experimental chair derives all its structural strength from the conertina folds of the paper from which it is made. The structure is similar to a Chinese lantern. Here, the layers of paper have been partially opened to make a fan-shaped volume, with the vertical spine of the fan at the back of the chair. The designer sat on the form once it was partially opened, crushing the paper folds and creating the form of the seat and back: the impression of his body is still visible. The cell-like paper structure enables light and air to penetrate into the volume, and perhaps inspired the name Honey-Pop, because it looks like a honeycomb. Unlike most other seats, the user of the Honey-Pop chair is sitting on almost nothing. |
Associated object | W.6-2005 (Pair) |
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Accession number | W.5-2005 |
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Record created | June 23, 2005 |
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