Yeyang Liao's Coffin Chair is a Cremation-Friendly Furniture Item
Kalin Ned — July 22, 2019 — Art & Design
This curvacious coffin chair is conceived by Yeyang Liao — a graduate from London's Central Saint Martins.
The silhouette of the furniture is curvaceous and sculptural, consisting of "12 slightly different molds" that have been arranged with a precision-centric "digital molding technique." Aside from a strikingly curious design, Yeyang Liao envisions the coffin chair to have a very specific purpose. As the notion of death has been increasingly present in projects, the young designer's curvaceous seating is also dedicated to it. As a result, the coffin chair is meant not only as a functional furniture piece, but also an object that can be used as "casting for [a] dead body before cremation. Due to this, Yeyang Liao used only wood and no metal components when developing the piece.
The silhouette of the furniture is curvaceous and sculptural, consisting of "12 slightly different molds" that have been arranged with a precision-centric "digital molding technique." Aside from a strikingly curious design, Yeyang Liao envisions the coffin chair to have a very specific purpose. As the notion of death has been increasingly present in projects, the young designer's curvaceous seating is also dedicated to it. As a result, the coffin chair is meant not only as a functional furniture piece, but also an object that can be used as "casting for [a] dead body before cremation. Due to this, Yeyang Liao used only wood and no metal components when developing the piece.
Trend Themes
1. Cremation-friendly Furniture - Designing furniture with features specifically tailored for cremation purposes.
2. Curvaceous and Sculptural Design - Creating furniture with unique and artistic shapes and forms.
3. Digital Molding Technique - Utilizing precision-centric digital methods to create furniture molds.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Design - Opportunity for designers to create innovative furniture pieces for unique purposes.
2. Funeral Services - Incorporating innovative furniture designs into the funeral industry.
3. Digital Manufacturing - Application of digital molding techniques in the manufacturing sector.
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