A Study in Counterbalance - Hemp Chair
A plant-fiber composite chair with a legible, honest structure based on counterbalance and tension.
A plant-fiber composite chair with a legible, honest structure based on counterbalance and tension.
Developed in Thailand, the chair combines hemp fabric and pineapple-leaf agricultural by-product in a counterbalanced structure. A tensioned rope allows the elements to remain thin and precise, supporting both upright sitting and a reclined posture that gently elongates the spine.
The chair is held by forces rather than parts. There is no hidden frame, no hierarchy between skin and support. What carries the body is the continuous negotiation of counterbalancing forces.
Lineage.
Hemp Chair continues an investigation into balance and structural counterweight using renewable fibers and bio-composite fabrication.
Hemp Chair continues an investigation into balance and structural counterweight using renewable fibers and bio-composite fabrication.
A first iteration: 'Counterpoise Chair'
Hemp Chair takes the loom as a quiet reference
MATERIALS:
Hemp fabric and pineapple-leaf fibre composite shells, solid wood, tensioned rope
DIMENSIONS:
55cm x 58cm x 86cm (seat height 44cm)
STATUS:
Prototype, 2025-2026
Hemp fabric and pineapple-leaf fibre composite shells, solid wood, tensioned rope
DIMENSIONS:
55cm x 58cm x 86cm (seat height 44cm)
STATUS:
Prototype, 2025-2026
Developed as a prototype, the project invites collaboration toward further development and production.
On view
Milan Design Week 2026
Isola Design Festival / No Space for Waste
April 20-26
Milan Design Week 2026
Isola Design Festival / No Space for Waste
April 20-26
Read on Designboom 2026
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