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Pick Chair folds flatter than my wallet
I'll say it: I am sooooo sick of overpriced design. I am so sick of seeing beautiful things that only rich people can afford. The "industrial" in industrial design implies mass production, which in turn implies it's for the masses, no?
Dror Benshetrit's Pick Chairs are an undeniably clever design that hangs flat on the wall when not in use. These "space savers" are also priced at $1,630 a pop--does that make sense? As FunForever wryly observes, "if you had the money to buy these chairs, you'd be able to afford a bigger apartment."
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It's all well and good to say it is expensive, but the only way to lower the cost is to convince someone that the idea is worth investing huge amounts to develop further.
As all those who do it know, making anything remotely complex in small numbers is expense, retailer mark-up doubles the cost, plus tack on the designers own expenses so that he might be able to pay a bill and it adds up.
To those saying it "will fail" due to lack of bracing, material selection etc obviously didn't bother to check out the link provided before giving their "educated opinion". It is made of metal, and there is additional bracing.
still...it this thing even remotely comfortable?
Very, very cool idea though - would make it easy to store too.
--Shalin
Dror was my instructor a couple semesters back in SVA. He did a presentation on his work on the first day of class, and I remember he mentioned that this chair was fully tested and able to support surprisingly heavy weight. I have to agree that it's quite an expensive design though.