Chair Design Competition Poster

Starchitect's Chair

Results 2022

Premise

Architecture is about designing experiences. Starchitects go to great lengths to curate an amazing experience for their users. This obviously includes the walls, roof and floors, but often also extends to designing other details like paintings, lights and furniture. A detail that many starchitects find important is the chair.

As long as architects have been designing buildings, they’ve also been designing the chairs that feature within them. Starchitects like Frank Gehry, Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Zaha Hadid and Eero Saarinen, have all designed iconic chairs. In order to have complete control over how users experience their buildings, they have masterfully crafted chairs that complement their design language.

Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “… it is quite impossible to consider the building as one thing, its furnishings another…”. While architecture sets the scene and provides the framework, a chair can have a strong influence on a room’s character. The Barcelona Pavilion is incomplete without the Barcelona Chair and so is the Villa Savoye without the LC4 Chaise Lounge.

The Starchitect’s Chair design competition is looking for the next iconic chair.

Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry
Wiggle Chair by Frank Gehry

First Prize Winner

Randy Kadarman  •  Ziwei Zhu
Japan
Chair-10413

Chair Design - 1st Prize

Jury Comments

“Bringing life to a chair – Beautiful!” – Veeram Shah

Second Prize Winner

Matthew Arquette
United Kingdom
Chair-10638

Matthew Arquette - Chair Design - 2nd Prize Winner

Jury Comments

“Fun! Would have gained a few more points if the construction, materials and process were discussed.” – Veeram Shah

“Bondage/shibari is superattractive, my favourite …” The jury felt that the presentation could have been more detailed. – Krisztián Tóth

Third Prize Winner

Morgan Oster  •  William Cade Shaw
United States of America
Chair-10603

Chair Design - 3rd Prize

Jury Comments

“Very practical and durable piece. The ease of construction and the pure logic and efficiency of materials works very well.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Heliang Zhou
United Kingdom
Chair-10251

Jury Comments

Original & innovative. Would have helped if the making process was explained better.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Muneera Alhail  •  Moza Alobaidan
Qatar
Chair-10648

Jury Comments

Innovative concept but this wouldn’t work in such thin sections of wood. Very inefficient when you consider the waste to carve the curves.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Inese Refalo
Malta
Chair-10578

Jury Comments

“Simple and creative idea, well presented” – Krisztián Tóth

Honourable Mention

Zhifei Xu  •  Thaddeus Lee
United States of America
Chair-10122

Jury Comments

“Very innovative design. Concerns about logistics and the size. It has to have a very specific context, space requirements and clients.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Giordano Duarte
Portugal
Chair-10605

Honourable Mention

Aarzoo  •  Mannat Chopra  •  Anjali Kulshrestha  •  Elina Rohatgi
India
Chair-10156

Honourable Mention

Edric Choo Poo Liang  •  Ang Hui Yi
Malaysia
Chair-10606

Honourable Mention

Reno Migani
United States of America
Chair-10619

Jury Comments

Very soothing design. A little more process and a better presentation would have helped.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Philipp Reimann
Germany
Chair-10567

Jury Comments

With such an abstract design the presentation should have included how the ergonomics work.” – Veeram Shah

Honourable Mention

Kirah Cahill  &  Nicholas Houser
United States of America
Chair-11189

Jury Comments

If there is a process mentioned then a little research in the presentation would help.” – Veeram Shah

Shortlisted - TOP 30

Out of all the path-breaking works received for ‘Starchitect’s Chair 2022’, only the choicest 30 could make it to the final round of evaluation. Hit the button below to explore the other shortlisted Top 30 designs!

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