This architect used hundreds of chairs to create a five-story-tall cocoon for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
For many people a chair is just a chair, but for Argentine architect Martin Huberman, one particular type of chair is a vital part of his country’s artistic contribution to the world, and he wants people to have a close encounter with his creation at theUsing hundreds of replicas of the ubiquitous butterfly chair, Huberman and his architecture firm Estudio Normal created a five-story-tall cocoon out of the frames of the chairs that will offer much needed shade in the daytime and a...
His piece is titled “BKF + H 300.” The BKF stands for the iconic BKF chair, which was invented in 1938 by three Argentinian architects and has since been mass produced worldwide. However, for Argentinians like Huberman, it’s much more than a comfy seat at the beach, because at one point the chair was high art.
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