The Porcupine by Caterina Tiazzoldi and Eduardo Benamor Duarte is an adaptable felt and fiber glass chair or couch. Produced by Portugese manufacturer Politrofa Pastofa. It is an experimental design that is meant to explore the connection between advanced high-tech design techniques and the ability to create architecturally interesting and functional furniture.
For now the Porcupine comes only in grey. It looks both sculptural and strangely comfortable (especially if you are lying down).
Implications - Corporations are producing goods with much more complicated designs because they're trying to satiate consumer desire for exclusive items. Consumers require that their wares be one-of-a-kind because they're paying excessive amounts of money for it, so they expect their goods to have equally high intrinsic value.
Fanned-Out Seating
The Porcupine by Caterina Tiazzoldi and Eduardo Benamore Duarte
Trend Themes
1. Advanced Furniture Design - Creating furniture using advanced high-tech design techniques results in architecturally interesting and functional pieces.
2. Adaptable Seating - Furniture that can be changed and adapted to different seating arrangements and configurations.
3. Unique and Sculptural Furniture - Producing goods with complicated designs that are one-of-a-kind to satisfy consumer desires and expectations.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Manufacturing - Manufacturers can explore the use of advanced high-tech design techniques to produce architecturally interesting and functional furniture.
2. Interior Design - Designers can incorporate adaptable seating into their projects to add flexibility for different seating arrangements and configurations.
3. Luxury Goods - Luxury goods companies can produce unique and sculptural furniture that satisfy consumer desires for exclusive items with high intrinsic value.