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At the 2011 Salone del Mobile in Milan, our correspondent fell head over heels for the Rememberme Chair -- a seat that takes advantage of fast fashion.
Jason Rosha
Rememberme is a chair made entirely of mold formed recycled clothing. Take a closer look at the chairs above: See the button down shirts in there? It's the graduate project of recent College of Art in Kassel (Germany) student and promising new designer, Tobias Juretzek of Atelier Juretzek. Juretzek's initial prototype, on display in Ventura Lambrate design district, was a sexy and sentimental composition of his vintage clothing in all black, with a single yellow tie strewn through it.
Jason Rosha
But the chair won't be just a prototype forever: In is a bold move by progressive company Casamania, the chair has been added to their catalog, and they will figure out how to put it into production. Yes, they're looking into theability to customize the chair using the buyer's personal clothing. And yes, it will cost a bit more than your average set of clothes: At least $850, at last estimate.
Juretzek views the piece as a time capsule which exists in the subconscious. He says, "The design takes advantage of this condition (of discarded personal artifacts) and gives a new expression to material, to the already done work, to the original shape and to its life story."
Says Casamania, "The race towards the future and the desire to keep the past alive coexist in Rememberme."
What do you think -- would you want a chair made of your old clothes?
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By Jason Rosha