An inclusive narrative to interpret functionality defines the 'Chaos Chair'

Atelier V&F was co-founded by Chen Furong and Vega Zaishi Wang in Shenzhen, China, with their professional background and artistic upbringing shaping the character of the brand. Atelier V&F's work tries to break the divide between territories and cultures, with an inclusive narrative to interpret aesthetics and functionality.

The two designers' poetics of life and living, their respect for different materials and their true nature, and their unceasing pursuit of exquisite craftsmanship instil vitality into Atelier V&F's works from artistic sculptures, instalments and space, to practical and utilitarian objects. As a married couple, Wang and Furong's collaborated works embrace non-utilitarian and pure beauty, and are thus, emotionally powerful. 

Their latest, the 'Chaos Chair' descends infinitely closer towards the ground, solidly and steadily, like a steep hill or a ready beast. The pure black long hair of the covering fleece is metaphoric of the chaos that blankets everything. It is vaguely shaped and subtly reflects light. The light falls from the zenith of the rounded back to its four border corners, unimpeded. The legs and bones of the chair design are made by metal casting, which they have been repeatedly experimenting with in recent years, and which also demonstrates their understanding of chaos in terms of techniques. The heated brass melts and loses its shape, becoming one and everything at the same time. Liquid metal slowly cools down and takes shape while flowing along, like lava in the unfathomable depth of the earth, dynamically still.