dear designboom reader,

recent chair designs expand the aesthetic and functional limit of what, and where, we sit upon. discarded burnt cork gives shape to these sculptural pieces by noé duchaufour-lawrance and multi-disciplinary studio made in situ.

studio PAULBAUT's hybrid rocking chair – a modified eames plastic chair with a birch plywood base – gives cats or small dogs a cozy place to sleep. last, three rare tin chars by rei kawakubo were recently on view at design gallery LICHT in ikejiri ohashi, tokyo. learn more about the comme des garçons founder's venture into furniture design here.

thanks for reading!

sofia lekka angelopoulou | senior editor