Cool Animal Hanging Chairs Designed by Porky Hefer

By Karmen on 20 Dec 2019

Digital Editor

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South African designer Porky Hefer has created a series of oversized hanging chairs to resemble animals. Sitting on one might make it look like you're cuddling with a sloth or getting eaten by a sea creature!

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Hefer focuses on conceptual precepts, which manifest in a variety of forms from public sculpture to product and furniture design. Intrigued by the reactions and energy a piece can generate, he embraces Africa and the skills that are readily available indigenously, rather than trying to emulate foreign processes.

#1 Fiona Blackfish

Photo from animal-farm.co.za

#2 Eugene Crocodylus

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#3 Catherine Esca

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#4 Grace Amphibious

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#5 Endangered

This exhibition showcased a series of seating environments depicting endangered species including a polar bear, a sloth, a blue whale, and a great white shark.

Photo from Antoni Steyn

Titled Endangered, the pods were produced using environmentally sustainable materials that have been extensively hand-worked by artisans in Cape Town.

Hefer worked closely with textile artist Ronel Jordaan and craft collectives Heart Works and Mielie to translate the creatures into giant, tactile sculptures with unique embellishments.

Photo from Antoni Steyn