Motley frankenchair

Sigurdur Gustafsson's motley "Copy and Paste Chair" is made from oak, red, black, white and natural with poly carbonate plates, and limited to 100 signed pieces.

Copy And Paste Chair (via Crib Candy)

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gadgetgirl

Talk about Ikea hacks…
irksome

Mom always told me, “quit leaning back in your chair”. This is her revenge.
gwailo_joe

My back! My spine! My ass! Owtch!

Wasn’t form supposed to Follow function? Not here. . .
hep cat

polycarbonate is usually a single word
EH

I’d like it better if it were assembled with cleaner joinery. That, and the similarity of the red and wood legs bugs me, so I guess it’s at least provocative.
biophile

Maybe something got lost in translation here. Oak and ‘poly carbonate’ are the only real materials; ‘red, black, white and natural’ are colours. And as a design concept it’s pure meh.
Anonymous

Diesel does the same thing with their “Frankenwatch” series: http://www.watchismo.com/diesel-frankenwatch.aspx
BikerRay

Looks comfortable.
So, buy 100 cheap chairs; chop up; reassemble; get rich. Maybe artists aren’t so dumb after all.