London-based Heatherwick Studio has created a series of Spun chairs made of granite for its EDEN skyscraper, which recently opened in Singapore.
The architecture and design studio made a trio of Spun chairs, which it first created from spun metal in 2007, from an Austrian granite called Pannonia Verde for the plaza area that surrounds its residential EDEN skyscraper.
They were created after the building's developer Swire Properties commissioned the studio to design a sculptural piece of work for the skyscraper's gardens.
The granite Spun chair was designed for the EDEN skyscraper
"Rather than create an object to look at, we wondered if it was an opportunity to make something that was beautiful and functional," said Tom Glover, project leader at Heatherwick Studio. "As gardens are places for rest and contemplation, a seat seemed like a natural solution that would encourage people to either sit for a moment of quiet contemplation or to perhaps engage in a conversation with a neighbour," he told Dezeen.
The trio of chairs sit with a garden at the base of the skyscraper
The granite edition of the Spun chair is the latest version of the spinning top-shaped chair that the studio first made from polished copper and stainless steel in 2007.
Heatherwick Studio created a limited edition series for London's Haunch of Venison gallery in 2010 and went on to work with Italian manufacturers Magis to make a mass-produced version from rotation-moulded plastic in the ...