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NODO Chair: A Metaphor for the Lightness of Being

05.22.14 | By
NODO Chair: A Metaphor for the Lightness of Being

The lightness of being accepts a certain lack of ultimate meaning in life, while living for the momentary beauty instead. For anyone, whose goal is something higher, they must expect to experience vertigo. Not the fear of falling, but the voice of emptiness inside us, which tempt us over freedom.

To encapsulate this paradox, Pentágono introduced the NODO chair. It’s a handwoven, fiberglass chair that takes the essence of a classic piece of furniture and turns it into a dynamic object. Its fibers are interwoven purposefully to allow the piece to be a conduit of communication between the environment and its context. It debuted at Fuorisalone during Milan Design Week.

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After surviving a quarter life crisis, Nanette went from working in healthcare canadian meds to pursuing her loves of design, food and writing. During the day she works in social media marketing, by night she writes for Design Milk. You can find more of her work at nanettewong.com.