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Yoshioka Tokujin 吉岡德仁
Pane Chair 麵包椅
2006
Yoshioka Tokujin’s 2006 Pane chair takes its name from the Italian word for bread, a reference to how the chair is ‘baked’ during its production. It is made of polyester fibres moulded into a curved paper tube and covered in fabric. When heated in a kiln, the fibres harden, resulting in a solid mass that retains traces of how it is made while gently responding to the pressure of a sitter’s body. With this technique, Yoshioka creates strength not from a hard exterior or underlying structure, but from a plant-like network of slender strands.
The chair is characteristic of Yoshioka’s experiments with innovative materials. It is both airy and dense, a curved block with an unfinished, fuzzy surface and soft corners that appear ready to collapse. At the same time, its diaphanous texture is at odds with its organic complexity. It seems ready to inflate beyond its edges, less a bubble or wispy cloud than a foamy, unpredictable growth.
The chair is characteristic of Yoshioka’s experiments with innovative materials. It is both airy and dense, a curved block with an unfinished, fuzzy surface and soft corners that appear ready to collapse. At the same time, its diaphanous texture is at odds with its organic complexity. It seems ready to inflate beyond its edges, less a bubble or wispy cloud than a foamy, unpredictable growth.
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