collaboration
Stool 33 with Christina Boy
Seating Rearrangements
I heart Rail Trail 2021 - Charlotte, NC.
I Heart Rail Trail: Lights is part of the I Heart Rail Trail initiative, a partnership between the Charlotte Rail Trail, Charlotte Center City Partners, and U.S. Bank. The Rail Trail is envisioned to be an integrated public art experience that creates a unique, ever-changing destination, linking diverse neighborhoods in Charlotte that invites people of all ages and backgrounds to come together to discover, enjoy and explore. Thanks for the event also goes to 1100 South apartment complex, City of Charlotte, Cousins Properties, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Beacon Properties, White Point Partners and EDENS for their help in securing installation locations.
Created by sculptor and furniture designer, Ellie Richards, Seating ReArrangements is an engaging composition of ten motion-illuminated chairs on the Dilworth Artisan Station Plaza. Viewable from the Rail Trail, visitors will be invited by rotating colors of embedded LED lights within plywood chairs to this socially-distanced seating arrangement:
The pandemic has altered the way we convene, and therefore the way furniture is situated in familiar spaces. Dining and leisurely activities typically taking place with closely placed chairs around a table have moved outdoors or disbanded altogether. This project considers these new behaviors and furniture layouts in outdoor space by creating a way for visitors to safely engage in the company of others through intentional arrangements that give way to an experience of social intimacy lost during this time.
Installation Process Video
Steve Langley @soapbubblecircus Performance Video
Steve’s performance elements complimented and enhanced this installation in an exciting way - speaking directly to the nature of play - Thank you for making this video and for prompting a dialogue between our work.
FOLD-A-CHAIR
One Board Chair
On the Go - Flat Pack Seating
Coming Soon!
Labrynth Rocker
Interactive Rocking Chair
GRETA’S DESK
a Place to Sit and LISTEN
On September 23, 2019 climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, addressed the 2019 U.N.'s Climate Action Summit. Here's the full transcript of Thunberg's speech, beginning with her response to a question about the message she has for world leaders. Using a CNC router, I engraved Greta’s speech on the faux wood surface of this common school desk.
