The Protest Chair is a "sitting" object that protests against consumerism. In today's world, we often buy cheap furniture from stores like Ikea and throw it away a few years later. Repair culture is almost forgotten, since we are constantly being stimulated by new trends and commercials.
This chair's purpose is not to be a seat for us to sit on, but rather a statement that stands as a symbol of protest on its own. The legs, arms, and protest sign of the chair symbolize thrown furniture standing up for themselves by protesting. The corner with plaster symbolizes the forgotten "repair culture" since plaster is often used to fix broken arms in the form of a cast. Essentially, my goal is to place the chair in a protest environment against consumerism, or as a social experiment, placed in locations close to stores that promote consumerism.
I was able to create a more "playful" design with this project and also collaborated with other students by placing their chair seatings to see how versatile this chair frame can be.