In a way a follow up on the earlier Seven Chairs in Seven Days project (1997), but unlike the Seven Chairs.... which were more sculptural, the Under Cover Chairs were ment to sneak into a livingroom.
An attempt to create strong images by concentrating on the function of an object. Almost creating furniture as pictograms: clear images that express their funtion in a very clear way, serving the capability of the users to associate about the potentiall use of objects.
The Choice to upholster in blankets was made in a time where decorative patterns were heardly available in upholstery fabrics.
001 - chair and footstool, 1997
002/003/004 – footstools, 1997
005 - chaise longue, 1997
006 - chaise longue, 1997
007 - up/down chair, 1997
008 - two legged chair, 1997
009 - chair and footstool, 1997
0010/white elephant - chaise longues, 2001
collections:
002, 003, 004, 005: private collectors
006: Museum Boijmans van Beuningen Rotterdam
007: Netherlands Textile Museum, Tilburg
008, 0010: private collectors
production: Ineke Hans