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.
that man looks sad…
i think it´s because he don´t have a child only a ted bear.
PS: hoping for the dad do not get up when the child is sitting.
What would happen if daddy stands up while his fat kid is sitting? Maybe is this responsability included in the concept?…
cuttie!
Geez i wonder what the dezeen bloggers will say about this one ?
Just silly.
lol
Déjà vu and sad at the same time.
Where is the design??
Okay !! there are two chairs , one big & one small ,oh sorry dupilcate of the first one!!
So direly tacky that its good, and some cracking gormless photos to boot.
“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
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
Would this be available for the Palestinian children too?
designer puts kids at the same level as adults, because to many people don’t. I like it!
Mama ,a designer in USA are not Bush’s son
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
Genial idea! )
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.
Zuy, you betta learnet tha Inglish mate.
Number of comments on dezeen tend to be, generally, inversely proportional to the significance of the design.
edward you’re right …but not always
so i suggest to Marcus Fairs to add a button + or – for positive or negative comments
hehehe
nice :D
hmmmm no! nothing to say
in the same stroryteling trend : Pregnant chair, Trent Jansen , Moooi
you can see these parents chairs in dezeen
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/22/pregnant-chair-by-trent-jansen-for-moooi/
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.
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…
israelo design is VERY creative :D
I really like it. Not for the farfetched explanation about “encourages interaction between parent and child”, but humorous idea – chair with such funny trivet))
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