Counting the Rice - Daniel Libeskind for Moroso

Not sure for how long the artist will be present if she has to sit on this - but we do admire the design

At Europe's biggest office furniture fair, Orgatec, last month (it's all one social whirl for us), there was much talk of well-being in the workplace. To this end, manufacturers are busy producing more and more ergonomic task chairs and height-adjustable desks. Because sitting for long periods in a single pose is, of course, bad for one's health.

So trust architect Daniel Libeskind to buck a trend, as usual, with a table and chair combo that revels in its rigidity. But then, the piece was actually commissioned as an art project rather than an item of office kit.

Italian furniture brand Moroso has produced a limited edition set of the furniture Libeskind designed for an installation by New York-based performance artist Marina Abramovic. (Check out Monograph on her here).....Continue Reading

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