Forms of a Chair exhibition by first-year MA students at Stockholm Furniture Fair
05.02.2013
Exhibition Forms of a Chair by the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture presents 15 chairs designed and made by first-year MA furniture design students.
The tutors on this course were Professor Jouko Järvisalo and Lecturer Martin Relander.
The task on the course was to design and make a simple chair out of solid birch. The students who took part come from different educational backgrounds and countries (Finland, Estonia, the USA, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and China). They approached the task in very individual ways and with very different skills and past experiences in furniture design.
The overall purpose of this exercise was for the students to obtain a basic understanding of furniture form, composition and construction. More importantly, this creative journey challenged the students to discover themselves as young designers. They were encouraged to seek out and to find their own personal style, to explore it, and to play with it. The fruits of the exercise is the exhibition Forms of a Chair. 
The students:
Natali Kimberley
Soh Koizum
Nina Kosonen
Noora Liesimaa
Gee Park
Heun Park
Katja Rouvinen
Heidi Siitonen
Marina Smirnova
Kairit Solg
Minttu Somervuori
Maiju Uski
Caius Verhe
Wesley Walters
Yizhou Zhao
Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the world's largest meeting place for Scandinavian furniture and lighting design, for both home and public environments. The fair has been organised since 1951 with participants from around the world and with around 40,000 visitors annually.
More information:
Professor Jouko Järvisalo, +358 50 408 4345
Lecturer Martin Relander, +358 40 592 4992