We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer Fatemeh Fooladi about their original and creative Chair design work. Fatemeh Fooladi is an award-winning industrial designer, that makes our world a better place with their original chair works.
Fatemeh Fooladi ("FF") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work Egg of Concrete Chair. Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
FF : The Egg Chair of Concrete draws inspiration from iconic EGG CHAIR by Arne Jacobsen. I reinterpret the classic designs of the modernist era and construct it with concrete, rebar and metal plates.
FF : I wanted to bring to light the unique qualities of industrial materials and repurpose the raw materials to create a beautiful and comfort chair.
FF : I'd like to find a producer who will be interested to manufacture it outside Ukraine.
FF : I took me 5 months to create the first version.
FF : Actually I designed the Egg Chair of Concrete for my studio. Having returned from Copenhagen I could not forget about Jacobsen's chair. But a lot of people liked it so I decided to construct more in different colors.
FF : At the moment I produce this work myself but I hope to find a stable partner to manufecture it outside Ukraine.
FF : My passion for concrete, rebar and rusty metal.
FF : Just an original of Jacobsen.
FF : Just any person who wants to have authentic item which will live for years.
FF : . The idea is not to offer an escape from a modern jungle of a city, on the contrary, I proclaim the acceptance of urban surroundings and transform industrial materials into a comfort and cozy object. Concrete and rebar traditionally work together, but here they work in a different way. What seems to be cold and brutal can supply a safety space for relaxing and gives unexpected feeling of comfort.
FF : As is it the reinterpretation of Arne Jacobsen I left the original name and just added my extension.
FF : First I made a sketch and then made with my hands several prototypes.
FF : The concrete is molded into the "womb" shape, it inspires very different feelings in different people. It absorbs a body providing a stable structure to rest upon.
FF : Sure, it was nit easy to find a person with technical skills who was ready t
FF : There was a necessity to understand how the concrete and rebar will work together to create this special shape.
FF : Study of ergonomics.
FF : Despite the use of unconventional materials, the concrete chair has an incredibly ergonomic and comfortable seat. While it's true that a piece of furniture cast of traditional normal-weight concrete can be pretty heavy, it was a challenge for me to reduce the weight. To do this I used lightweight concrete mix and to improve the mobility I mount the сhair on casters.
FF : I wanted to let the Egg Chair of Concrete travel through the world, find new fans and manufactures.
FF : I understood that my soul is the soul of a the creator and my design can bring comfort and hapiness to customers.
FF : No, thanks.
