Global Landmarks Turned Sculptural Chairs That Can Be Traced Via Blockchain
Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
In collaboration with artist Cosimo De Vita, Italian furniture and interior design firm Savio Firmino has created a collection of intricately designed chairs inspired by iconic buildings gracing city skylines worldwide.
Described as “an imaginary journey” that takes place “between West and East” as well as “between tradition and contemporaneity,” the CITYNG collection sees a start in Florence, Italy, the home of both designers, before traveling beyond European borders.
Some of the gorgeous buildings depicted in each piece include the Taj Mahal of Agra, India, and the Pagoda of the Yellow Crane in Wuhan, China.
Image via Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Every chair is handcrafted using solid wood and utilizes a pantograph to create its decorative elements, turning the back of the chair into something you definitely don’t want to lean too hard on.
“The chair not only becomes a symbolic object of the cities but also symbolically represents their values, traditions, and cultural substratum,” the design studio writes in its press release.
Besides being fine works of art while doubling as functional furniture, the chairs also hold a high-tech twist: the materials and processes used to create these chairs can be traced and certified via blockchain.
This, the company claims, is the first instance of blockchain tied into furniture design. It’ll make this a “perfect combination of manual production, craftsmanship… and cutting-edge technologies.”
Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Of course, it almost goes without saying that there is an associated NFT with the collection. This takes shape as a video, which was made when the collection was exhibited at the 2021 Salone del Mobile. Instead of the token representing an item or image, as NFTs usually do, it represents the entire event—which is, in itself, unconventional.
Check out some of the stunning CITYNG chairs below, or head on over to Savio Firmino and Cosimo De Vita’s websites to find out more.
Moscow Chair: St. Basil’s Cathedral. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Florence Chair: San Lorenzo. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Florence Chair: Santa Croce. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Agra Chair: Taj Mahal. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Florence Chair: Santa Maria Novella. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Florence Chair: Santa Maria del Fiore. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Barcelona Chair: Sagrada Familia. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
New York Chair: Chrysler Building. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
Wuhan Chair: Pagoda of the Yellow Crane. Image by Savio Firmino and featured with permission
[via Archinect, images by Savio Firmino and featured with permission]
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