The left heart ventricle is slamming shut in his chest, and electric pains shoot up and down his left arm. It is time.
This project looks at 'sustainabilty' and longevity of products in particular that of furniture and how we can relate a products lifespan to our own. How do we define true sustanability: does it mean a product can be re-used? does it mean it will last forever? or could it mean it lasts as long as we intend it to - through our own definition, defined by a certain legnth of time.
I have designed a singular piece of utilitarian furniture that transforms and lasts as long as you do. The focus is in the form of a bed, beds are the only furniture which require an active change over a lifetime; through circumstance and physical growth. The idea is that the furniture is adaptable and is only relevent to the stage of life, at which your currently in.
Birth – Cot
Adolescence – Single Bed
Adulthood – Double Bed
Death – Coffin
The unconscious phases of life and it's stages present themselves in a conscious act of furniture re-construction, preparing you for the next phase. We all know this is an occurence in expectant parents, but why not continue this ritual?