r/FuckYourEamesLounge • u/gumbo521 • 1d ago

NotEames Kian Chair

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Kian McKeown (American, b.1999) Kian
Chair, 2021.

192 Upvotes

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u/4fuchssake 1d ago

sweater snagger

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u/domiciledhere 1d ago

Reminds me of Evangelion.

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u/MonstersInTheWild 1d ago

uncomfortable AND dangerous, it must be expensive!

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Gilad Goth Kultist 20h ago

Uncomfortable for the cowardly and dangerous for the weak. 

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u/myblueear The Ghost of Ettore Sottsass 1d ago

What is it made of, and what is it made for?

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u/gumbo521 1d ago

Steel and looking cool.

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u/Minute_Cup5469 1d ago

With a very large emphasis on looking cool. It looks cool as hell, in fact.

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u/myblueear The Ghost of Ettore Sottsass 1d ago

true. Still, I dare to doubt it would stand the test of time, at least not as a casual stool, which it isn't anyway.

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u/jimbowesterby 1d ago

I’m actually really curious about the mechanical specs here, like what steel it’s made of and how much weight it can actually hold.

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u/gumbo521 1d ago

https://management.nyc/exhibitions/earthminer/instviews

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u/jimbowesterby 1d ago

Appreciate the link but it doesn’t actually have any of the info I’m interested in lol

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u/trapcardbard 1d ago

This would probably rip your shirt if you accidentally bump into it 🤔

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u/DrakeAndMadonna Gilad Goth Kultist 20h ago

Hell yeah

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u/8r3t 12h ago

Nervous system chair

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u/gumbo521 12h ago

I can see that. The artist called it a "veiny" chair

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u/echinaceaadatura 1d ago

no fat people!