The bench that plays mind-games!

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“Defying expectation, hard becomes soft”. The Stix bench uses 121 spring-loaded wooden members as a part of its hard-yet-soft upper surface. Upon seating, working on a crude substitution of what a cushioned surface would do, the members slide downwards, taking the contour of your backside, providing a naturally comfortable seating even though the wood is designed to look hard and sturdy. Get off the Stix bench and the wooden members float back to their original position again, completing the illusion. Aside from the wooden playful upper surface, the rest of the bench comes in brass plated steel that’s designed to patina, giving the stool an old world finish that plays a wonderful contrast to the playful upper surface!

It’s nice to see designers try to achieve things that go against the expectations of the materials they use. Earlier this month we saw something similar in the Flex Chair and the Stone Foam Chair from 2015 that pulled the hard/soft illusion off with sheer brilliance, and we can’t help but be excited to see what other designers do with this design direction!

Designer: STAY

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Sticker 3D Vision

Viewing 3D cinema is a truly gripping experience but for the 3D glasses! Besides being heavy and awkward for those already wearing numbered glasses, they are a material waste and pose a health hazard. Stix offers an easy solution by being a pair of self-adhesive sticker 3D viewing films. Simply slap them onto your current numbered glasses and enjoy your 3D movie.

The stickers are cut out a shape bigger than average glasses to ensure they cover till the rim. The concept’s approach resonates with me, since I wear glasses too and find wearing additional glasses a hassle. Hopefully the sticker in Stix will be easy to peel off and then we are assured of a winner here!

Designers: Lucy Jung & Daejin Ahn

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