“Sitting Bull” Cassina
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
A cushion with backrest?
A blanket with structure?
A garnment for sitting?
“Sitting Bull” is a piece of furniture to relax in, comforting, soothing, intimate.
“Sitting Bull” celebrates the qualities of soft, sensous materials and explores new methods of upholstery.
“Sitting Bull” acknoledges new, more casual lifestyles.
“Sitting Bull” is a product I designed while still at the Glasow School of Art. Since Cassina is producing the only legal reproductions of the original Charles Rennie Macintosh chairs they offered the School an annual competition where the winning students received the opportunity to spend two months at the Cassina Research & Development Department in Meda, Italy. My “Sitting Bull” made me win this competition and thus brought me to Italy…