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Grow a Chair Out of Crystals

Sep 24, 2009 02:01 AM

Entitled "Venus", the "Natural Crystal Chair" is Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's latest project.

Truly an innovative production process, "a substrate made of polyester elastomer forms the skeleton and is submerged in a tank, causing crystals to grow on the substrate", says Today and Tomorrow .

I'm not the only one who find Yoshioka's work truly awesome. MOMA has acquired several of his pieces for their permanent collection.

Materials for a scientific experiment involving water and transparent fibers.

Demonstration of wave generation in a water tank experiment.

Ice being formed in a rectangular mold with water and wooden supports.

Close-up of tangled white fibers on a black background.

Close-up of crystalline materials on a dark background.

Close-up of crystalline mineral formations.

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