She Said Stool

*****USUALLY SHIPS IN 10-12 WEEKS*****

Design Nitzan Cohen
Ash of European origin and legal wood cutting.
Made in Italy by Mattiazzi®

I find several points of interest in your project for Mattiazzi.

The masculine—feminine variation between HE SAID and SHE SAID reminds me of Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Aside from their clothing, the differences between them are subtle —Mickey’s nose is slightly bigger and Minnie has eyelashes— HE SAID has protruding, aggressive armrests, while SHE SAID’s curve down gently.

It’s strange that chairs haven’t always had masculine and feminine variations, when so many products do. In Freudian analysis, knifes are male and spoons are female. The best sets of cutlery have great tension between the knife and spoon and I can see a similar tension between HE SAID and SHE SAID. Distinguishing chairs in this way reimagines their role, introduces a new dynamic between chairs, and a new form of product development for them. Expanding a product’s range by varying its size and function is an approach common in the tableware industry. Your collection has the continuity of a family of plates and bowls. The proportional adjustments between SHE SAID and SHE SAID lowIDE are nicely done, there is a clear and natural relationship between them. Titling furniture with a phrase is refreshing! It reminds me of something Eames said regarding Saarinen; that he was a concept man and that the name “womb”, was outside the vocabulary of a decorator. I’m sure that in the 1940s calling his chair “womb” was a radical thing to do.

Bar Stool: 19.09" d | 20.47" w | 34.44" h

Counter Stool: 17.71" d |20.07" w | 30.51" h