Mati Sipiora's Cosmic Stool: A Playful Furniture Design Juxtaposing Metal and Fabric
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Summary
Polish designer Mati Sipiora has created the Cosmic stool, a sculptural furniture piece that plays with the tension between form and material. The stool appears to be made from rows of miniature metal pillows, juxtaposing the cold hardness of metal with the inviting softness of fabric cushions. Part of Sipiora's Futuroom collection, the design creates an unexpected dialogue between material and sensation, serving as a playful statement piece that is self-produced by the designer's studio.
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The Cosmic stool juxtaposes the cold hardness of metal and the inviting softness of fabric cushions in its sculptural form.
The form creates 'an unexpected dialogue' between material and sensation said Mati Sipiora's eponymous studio.
The Cosmic stool is a playful statement piece.
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