Making choices, both big and small, is a part of our everyday lives. These decisions ultimately guide us along our way, sometimes working out and other times ending up decidedly different. There are infinite variables along the way, chosen based on prior experiences that can lead us to these unknown consequences. Lee Lin Studio created the ARAH Chair based on this thought process, using the repetitive work of stacking individual rows of bio-silicon on a frame for an end result that’s sinuous, striated, and organic – but entirely unpredictable.
Each consecutive line of bio-silicon is attached as Lin intends, with their accumulation giving way to the final seating product. The chair speaks to projecting our choices, the actual outcomes, and the potential of life as a whole. The lines begin separately but are eventually influenced by other lines along the way. They grow thicker, thinner, curved, or disappear entirely when covered.
When reaching the end of the line, the beginning of if has already become the past, and the trajectory of the line that seemed to have been drawn straight has changed.
The ARAH Chair’s frame is constructed of PVC pipe, the interior reinforced with plaster and filled with urethane foam. When Lin began the project, the goal was to use waste PVC pipes to be eco-friendly, but due to supply issues and the required thickness of the pipe, only a portion was able to be used.
Upon completion, the pipe frame is covered in a thin layer of clay to add texture before being covered in the bio-silicon. Once this step is complete, the surface oil is removed, and the chair is primed, dressed in metallic paint, and varnished. The finish chosen allows for the texture of the ARAH CHair to slowly change over time, depending on the user’s posture and placement.
To learn more about Lee Lin Studio’s ARAH Chair, visit instagram.com/leelin.studio.
