Here’s another project by Israeli designer Itay Ohaly: Papa Chair “encourages interaction between parent and child” - or gives you somewhere to put your tea.
See our earlier story on Ohaly’s Color Rings.
Here’s a bit of info from Ohaly:
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The ‘Papa chair’ is A family of chairs, encouraging the interaction between parent and child/or, as an extra place for our stuff, chair/table combo. Materials - Pine and Birch.
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Posted by Marcus Fairs
August 25th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
that man looks sad…
i think it´s because he don´t have a child only a ted bear.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
PS: hoping for the dad do not get up when the child is sitting.
August 25th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
What would happen if daddy stands up while his fat kid is sitting? Maybe is this responsability included in the concept?…
August 25th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
cuttie!
August 25th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Geez i wonder what the dezeen bloggers will say about this one ?
August 25th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Just silly.
August 25th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
lol
August 25th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Déjà vu and sad at the same time.
August 25th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Where is the design??
Okay !! there are two chairs , one big & one small ,oh sorry dupilcate of the first one!!
August 25th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
So direly tacky that its good, and some cracking gormless photos to boot.
August 25th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
“Papa Chair encourages interaction between parent and child- or gives you somewhere to put your tea….” it encourages the interaction between a man and his bear or his beer…not with child because k=he will go soon to hospital
August 25th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
It’s clear the designer has a great sense of black humor… It’s a lonely man, a lonely lamp !!!
In fact his work is mostly interaction between different pieces of furniture , between differents scales…
http://www.blog-espritdesign.com/concept/groupe-ohaly-jeunes-designers-israeliens-120
August 26th, 2008 at 1:50 am
Would this be available for the Palestinian children too?
August 26th, 2008 at 6:23 am
designer puts kids at the same level as adults, because to many people don’t. I like it!
August 26th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Mama ,a designer in USA are not Bush’s son
August 26th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
i think israelian design has a lot of thinks/ things to say to the world…
Thanks to Marcus Fairs to put the Dezeen’s light on this design and not only on diaspora stars( i like them too) as Arad in london and Levy in Paris…or emerging new yorker designer Dror Benchetrit
August 26th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Genial idea! )
August 26th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I think is the silliest idea I’ve ever seen. Is there any father who needs this chair to interact with his child? I hope not. I’d prefer to carry my son in my arms.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Zuy, you betta learnet tha Inglish mate.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:32 am
Number of comments on dezeen tend to be, generally, inversely proportional to the significance of the design.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
edward you’re right …but not always
so i suggest to Marcus Fairs to add a button + or - for positive or negative comments
August 28th, 2008 at 12:52 am
hehehe
nice
August 28th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
hmmmm no! nothing to say
August 29th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
in the same stroryteling trend : Pregnant chair, Trent Jansen , Moooi
August 29th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
you can see these parents chairs in dezeen
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/22/pregnant-chair-by-trent-jansen-for-moooi/
August 29th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Jansen’s chair is much more well thought out and designed
how difficult is it to get and existing chair and just slapping a baby one on the side ?
and as far as increased interaction
dont we all miss the good ol’ days when you bounce your sons on your lap.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Now a lot of iconic chairs have a baby chair ( Vitra, Kartell) and a , miniature chair( Vitra) …Same marketing process in table and kitchen ware with Alessi…
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
israelo design is VERY creative
September 7th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
I really like it. Not for the farfetched explanation about “encourages interaction between parent and child”, but humorous idea - chair with such funny trivet))
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Here’s another project by Israeli designer Itay Ohaly: Papa Chair “encourages interaction between parent and child” - or gives you somewhere to put your tea.
i love the sarcasm in the end- the way the concept gets grounded. why is everyone getting excited about the child- it s the tea the chair is for i think it s clear from the comment