Students of Aalto University's Masters Course in Furniture and Textile Design were asked: How can the material characteristics of textile and steel affect the act of “sitting”?

How have shifting living and working situations in domestic and public settings transformed the cultural and technical dimension of furniture?
What are the possible implementations and configurations of these two material actions?

Two different disciplines and their approach to one same problem: to challenge the formal typologies of known seating archetypes.
The exhibition presents the investigations developed by students in response to these questions.

Opening: 14th September 17.00-19.00
Dates and times: 14th september - 6th october
Thu-Fri 11.00-18.00, Sat 11.00-15.00
Space: Artek 2nd cycle,
Pieni Roobertinkatu 4-6, 00130 Helsinki

The project was supervised by Artek's former design director Ville Kokkonen, Martin Relander, Maarit Salolainen and teaching assistant Anna Lampinen.

All photos taken by Chikako Harada