Chiara – The modular stool system
Isabel Liebehenz
Student
Isabel Liebehenz Academic staff
Riccardo Berrone Klaus Hackl Hans Hoeger Course
CARE. A New Foundation for Design? Program
BA Major Design Semester
2022 Winter Stay there, take care.
The modular stool system Chiara consists of three upholstered elements and 4 associated connectors, that can be easily assembled and used as needed without any tools. It was designed specifically for palliative facilities to make the last moments of the relatives with the clients as comfortable as possible. The various stools can be combined to form a sofa, used individually and independently as stools, and even joined together to form a bed so that their loved ones can stay in the same room as the client overnight whenever they want to. The inviting, harmonious color scheme contributes to a positive and warm atmosphere of the room.
A project made in the course
CARE. A New Foundation for Design?
This winter semester we launched a project cooperation with the South Tyrolean furniture company rossin to explore the role of design in the field of care and welfare. Care is not only a fundamental condition of our human existence, but also an important motivation for a sustainable and socially responsible design. Caritas, the active care for others in need, a basic principle of social cohesion, has returned to the centre of our attention during the Corona pandemic. In particular, caring for the elderly and the sick, the vulnerable and the handicapped as well as hosting pilgrims, travellers and migrants has become inscribed into the DNA of South Tyrol’s cultural heritage over the centuries.