How to bring Yoga into everyones home?

SLLOW.

Mirijam Obwexer

SLLOW.

A sling chair where the surface is removable and functions as a yoga mat. The feeling of lightness and weightlessness with a simultaneously great connection to the origin and to nature. Warmth, protection and serenity are supposed to be offered, and this in the comfort of one’s own room, because that is where we feel most comfortable and protected. It doesn’t matter how big or small the room is, there is always place for a chair. Because of its minimalistic design it fits great into any environment.

The Materials I have used for this product are natural felt for the surface of the mat, Metal for the structure of the chair and cross beams out of bright wood. The combination of wood and metal is purposely designed to create a very strong contrast between the hard and the soft: A metaphor for the body and the mind.

A project made in the course

La Leggerezza

La leggerezza non è frivola spiega Italo Calvino nelle sue lezioni americane per il nuovo millennio. Il mondo è pesante, opaco e inerte: la ricerca della leggerezza, per Calvino, è “reazione al peso del vivere”. Ciò non significa, per lui, estraniarsi dal mondo. Poiché la leggerezza, controintuitivamente è un modo di approfondire, di stimolare l’invenzione.