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A Chair that’s Like a Three-Dimensional Picture Frame

Frame, by Ola Giertz, isn’t your average easy chair. It’s a rectangular shaped chair that looks to be a three-dimensional picture frame that will “frame” the person who’s sitting in it. Designed for Materia, the seat takes a different approach to the chair by letting the user decide how they want to sit, while at the same time, letting them be the focal point in the chair.

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Because it has no backs or sides, Frame lets you sit on it like a stool, straddle it and lean back on a side, push it against the wall and use the wall as a back, or you can put two Frame’s together to make a larger cocoon to relax in. You’re also not obligated to put the chair up against the wall if you don’t want to – you can place it in the middle of the room and sit on it facing either side.

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The padded frame acts as a sound absorber so it will reduce unwanted noise while you’re trying to relax.

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Photos by Carl Magnus Johansson.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.