High Chair

Maartje Steenkamp’s Highchair, begins as a long-legged chair for young infants, allowing the child to sit eye-to-eye with their parents. As they grow older, the chair’s legs may be shortened at specific intervals to accommodate a growing child. A simple wooden design, the chair is an ideal example of the Dutch designers’ consideration of product lifespan and engagement with the user, both actively and emotionally, who must do the actual leg-trimming in order for the piece to remain relevant and size-appropriate. The users, both parent and child, literally age with the chair.

Playing with growth and changing heights in an everyday furniture product, to create something versatile and longer lasting over time with growth.

Source: inhabitat

Posted by: Kalie