With his Objet series of chairs designer Song Seung-Yong explores the potential of chairs beyond their archetype. Above, Objet-O, with an oversized lampshade and light, creates a private space.

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Says Seung-Yong, "This is not a study of shape and function system, but a process of study which can draw out the communication between objects and human beings."

Objet-O

An oversized lampshade above the chair, made of traditional Korean paper, creates "your own space where you can feel the coziness like a bird's nest."

Objet-B

Ladder chairs placed against a wall become a library

Objet-E

Two typical archetypes are fused to create an entirely new form of a rocking chair.

8objets

8 chairs of different shapes and functions are arranged and reconstituted as various spaces depending on user need.

Each chair is also available for use independently.

+ seungyongsong.com