Marine Le Razavet's profile

fredo

Marine Le Razavet
•
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
After deep observations in public spaces, I noticed that it's rare to see a woman sitting spread legs with the back bended, or a man standing super straight and legs crossed. Surprisingly, we are not free to sit a the way we want, either for men or women. Otherwise, prejudices will be attached on you. In other words, the way to sit depends on our gender.
 
 
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
My stool wants to erase these prejudices and gather genders around one chair. More than a stool, it's a social and political tool. Fredo's strategy is to work on a new way to guide user's movements, « forcing » them to sit in a certain posture, using the balance. 
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
Fredo is made of steel pipes and a piece a birch.
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
When the user sit, he/she immediately tip forward because of his own weight. Forced to only use the two front legs of the stool, the only way for the user to stay stable is to use his own legs, to adjust the balance. 
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
 
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
chair stool chaise tabouret balance équilibre bois wood birch metal pipes steel welding soudure handcraft
fredo
Published:
Marine Le Razavet's profile

Owner

Marine Le Razavet's profile
Nantes, France

fredo

Fredo is more than a classic stool. It's a political tool. Fredo want's to erase gender's differentiation when it's about the way of sitting on a Read More

Published:

Creative Fields

Attribution, Non-commercialAttribution, Non-commercial