Gropius Low Chair Military Limited Edition of 8

Gropius Low Chair Military Limited Edition of 8

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Design is a method of solving specific problems; it is primarily about function, which is followed by a clear aesthetic form. Design finds its place in war, for example, in the creation of camouflage nets. The mesh with which the Gropius chair is upholstered has more than 4,000 knots and is woven in an original technique developed by volunteers from the Vinnytsia VinnSolard Center.

Our installation is a manifesto - an attempt to draw attention to the fact that the war is not over, the war continues. Combining the chair’s form that was developed in peacetime with a camouflage net from wartime, we aimed to convey our feelings. For every Ukrainian, the world, regardless of his age and profession, is divided into "Before" and "After", and design has acquired new meanings and functions.

Designers: Kateryna Sokolova in collaboration with Nataliya Bakulina & Antonina Latayko

Materials: wood, plywood, foam rubber, injection-molded soft foam, textile

Dimensions:
Height: 71 cm / 27,95 in
Width: 75 cm / 29,53 in
Depth: 75 cm / 29,53 in
Seat height: 44 cm / 17,32 in

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The net with which the Gropius chair has been upholstered was woven in the original technique, developed by volunteers from the VinnSolard Center, located in Vinnytsia.
Mathematician Svetlana has woven the net base for the Gropius chair, which has more than 4,000 knots.

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Low Chair Gropius Military Limited Edition is a functional art piece created during wartime.

The Process:

Design is a method of solving specific problems; it is primarily about function, which is followed by a clear aesthetic form. Design finds its place in war. After February 24th, Ukrainian designers focused on functional objects that were necessary for the new wartime reality. These objects help solve problems in bomb shelters, temporary shelters, dugouts, temporary hospitals, and bombed houses.

In Vinnytsia and other cities and villages of Ukraine, with the outbreak of the war, there are many centers where willing locals and people who moved from the North, East, and South of Ukraine are convening to weave camouflage nets for military needs.

VinnSolard is one of those centers where, from the earliest days of the war, people of various professions worked on camo nets, united by a single goal - victory.Among those who joined the volunteering were Antonina Latayko, art director and a graphic designer from Kyiv, and Nataliya Bakulina, producer and, until recently, editor of ELLE Decoration Ukraine.The net with which the Gropius chair has been upholstered was woven in the original technique, developed by volunteers from the VinnSolard Center, located in Vinnytsia. Mathematician Svetlana has woven the net base for the Gropius chair, which has more than 4,000 knots. From Vinnytsia, the base was transferred to production in Kyiv, where it was stretched on a chair over fabric upholstery. After that Tonya and Nata tied colored pieces of fabric that remained from our production to the chair.