South African designer Porky Hefer has extended his collection of hanging chairs at this year's Design Miami with a series of leathery seats that each represent a different molecular compound.
Each Molecules chair are modelled on a different molecular compound, with the stitched leather colours representing a different atom
The Molecules collection comprises three hanging seats modelled on a different chemical compound: Dihydrogen Monoxide, Fluoroheliate Monoxide and Hydrogen Difluoride.
Each comprises three rounded forms that are covered in a colour level to represent the different atoms, with white used for hydrogen, red used for oxygen, and green for chlorine. Hefer crafted the forms from a steel frame and then worked with Cape Town leather company Wolf & Maiden. The chairs are hung from a cord and lined with a cosy sheepskin interior
Circular openings puncture the forms to allow people to crawl into the pods, which are covered in a cosy white sheepskin.
The trio are all designed to hang from the ceiling by cables, and follow from a series of imaginative, hanging chairs created by Hefer. Others include human-sized nests made from woven plant stalks and a chair shaped like a killer whale that he exhibited at Design Miami 2015.
Hefer's series forms part of a Design Miami exhibit of South African designers that also includes works by Dokter and Misses
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