Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair and Tatami Bench Sofa – designed by Chris Gurney – combine traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. Brandarchitecture’s design process is defined by its collaborative artistic practice – partners who are located across the globe who see style and ecological awareness as equally attainable.
The cultural anthropologist Gordon Huse said that there are two customs characterised in our lives – sitting on a chair, or sitting on the ground. For centuries, the Japanese have sat on the ground (the ‘za-seat’). The mixture of the meditated style of yoga from India and the religious training from China influenced this custom. After Dogen brought Soto Zen to Japan, the tatami mat became associated with the traditional tea ceremony, and has always been used throughout Japan for this custom. If you like, think of tatami as a philosophy of sitting.
And the Tatami Flight Chair and Bench Sofa are a modern interpretation of this philosophy. The frame – available in both light or dark bamboo – has tatami as the seating base and kimono fabric as its backing. The tatami base concentrates one’s attention on thought, and allows for peace of mind in meditation. And no extended periods of sitting on the ground are required!
This is a post by David Report contributor Kristina Dryza.
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Your Furniture » Blog Archive » Best MoCo Objects This Week says:
Dec 3, 2008
[...] + Chris Gurney’s Tatami Flight Chair and Tatami Bench Sofa for Ecodecor. “Mixing Japanese aesthetics with Western lifestyle trends: bamboo and tatami seating”. At David Report. [...]
Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair by Chris Gurney says:
Dec 4, 2008
[...] Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair is a piece of furniture that combines traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting and is designed by Chris Gurney for Ecodecor. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. The chair looks awesome but from this picture I don’t think that is to comfortable. – Via [...]
Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair by Chris Gurney | Do it Yourself says:
Dec 4, 2008
[...] Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair is a piece of furniture that combines traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting and is designed by Chris Gurney for Ecodecor. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. The chair looks awesome but from that picture I don’t think that is to comfortable. – Via [...]
Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair by Chris Gurney | Bedroomed.com says:
Dec 5, 2008
[...] Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair is a piece of furniture that combines traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting and is designed by Chris Gurney for Ecodecor. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. The chair looks awesome but from this picture I don’t think that is to comfortable. – Via [...]
Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair by Chris Gurney | Room Design and House Design says:
Dec 6, 2008
[...] Ecodecor’s Tatami Flight Chair is a piece of furniture that combines traditional Japanese materials, methods and craftsmanship with the Western style of sitting and is designed by Chris Gurney for Ecodecor. Ecodecor is the furniture label by Brandarchitecture whose consistent design theme is ‘healing space for the next generation’. The chair looks awesome but from this picture I don’t think that is to comfortable. – Via [...]
Ecodecor Tatami Flight Chair and Bench Sofa by Chris Gurney | Home Dosh says:
Dec 18, 2008
[...] The wonderful and attractive Tatami Flight Chair and Tatami bench sofa is just another wonderful product resulting from the creative mind of designer Chris Gurney. The combination of the traditional Japanese materials and the Western style of sitting, methods and craftsmanship made the Tatami product unique with the other. Aside from the unique combination, the Tatami Flight chair has a an aesthetic look that will for sure give its users not only the comfort of sitting but also the feeling of being fashionable for having it. The Tatami bench on the other hand has the simple yet very elegant look that is perfect for any contemporary house with people living that loves Japanese style of furniture. – via [...]
Raj Kumar Bhardwaj says:
Oct 28, 2009
Good Idea
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Peter Jason says:
Apr 19, 2010
I love the tatami. So clean and unexpected. Can I pull off having a piece of living room furniture like this one in home with furniture made of other woods?
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