Zora comes from the south and west Slavic word : “Dawn ,
aurora”.
In a post covid world, humans wanted a new normal, and
resume back to their daily lifestyle.
This sculpture piece reminds us of our relationship with the
nature. The role is to highlight to us
to remember the lock-down period where the population is forced to be in isolation
for months, and break away from their usual routine. The balcony space becomes a crucial space for
home dwellers.
Zora is a chair
designed in the context of physical distance.
The “Social distance” came about as a measure to enforce a
safety distance between humans . However it was argued that the term “physical
distance” should be used instead, because social distance has a negative
connotation forces the humans to keep in distance and not socialize.
The chair is designed in the physical distance context and
only enable users to see this dawn reflection when the chairs are places
several meters away. The reflection and dawn colour scheme is only visible when
placed far apart from another seater, thus giving the users a visual effect
that blends together with the sky. It can be used in public spaces connecting
with the water. Hence Zora was designed by providing the emotional connection
at distance.
The construction uses a bare stainless steel tube to bear
the entire weight, thus taking inspiration from the bauhaus minimalistic
approach. - using only what is needed,
stripping entirely the upholstery , complicated joinery, known as the essential
material.
The Dimension is further reduced into 450X 450X 800, to turn
it into a humbling seater
