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SPUN_Thomas Heatherwick has produced a startling

twist on conventional furniture design: a functional chair

formed from a single profile rotated through 360 degrees.

Aptly titled ‘Spun’ it transforms the domestic seat into a

beautifully rendered spinning top. The appeal was to create

a design using rotational symmetry while asking the simple

question – could a functional chair be formed from a single

profile rotated through 360 degrees?

 

Spun displays Heatherwick’s flair for challenging rules and

teasingly plays with the notion of a static piece of sculpture

becoming a playful piece of design. When upright Spun

is a sculptural vessel and it is only when it is lent on its

side that the playful possibilities of its form come to light;

Spun allows the sitter to swivel in a circular rocking motion,

including being able to rotate in a complete circle.