Recycled parachute material wrapped over welded steel frames make up this collection of rocking chairs and screens by Benjamin Hubert's design agency Layer and fashion studio Raeburn.
Comprised of three low-set rocking chairs and one screen, the Canopy collection was born from Layer and Raeburn's combined interest in "recontextualising undervalued materials".

The two studios looked to Raeburn's archives to see how the brand had previously repurposed surplus parachutes to create statement fashion pieces. These ideas were then developed to extend to furniture design.
Welded steel frameworks provided a "blank canvas" for the designers, enabling them to make the parachute material the standout element in each product.
"The Canopy Collection uses the strict geometry of the steel frames as a base on which to experiment with innovative and forward-thinking recycled parachute upholstery," said the creators.
"[It] is tuned into the semantics of a parachute in flight ? the lounge chair gently rocks back and forth whilst the re-configurable screen takes inspiration from the section and construction of a wing," they added.

The designers focused specifically on using surplus ex-military parachutes and aircraft brake parachutes, made from ultra-thin ripstop nylon material, and worked with one of the head seamstress at Raeburn to create the finished products.
While all three of the rocking chairs have the same structure, each piece aims to highli...