Michou-Nanon de Bruijn
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The Monoblock

The Monoblock is a molded chair made out of two
to three grams of Polypropylene. It is made in one
working step (approx. 60 sec) and out of one
piece. The shape of the Monoblock is designed to
use as less material as possible but anyhow having
a good stability. The chair is light and easy to
transport. Most people do not really like the Mono-
block. They easily come up with cultural pessimistic
theories about the consuming aspect. There seem
many people to think that a wooden chair is more
ecological then a Monoblock. Even the UNESCO
does forbid the chair in certain cities. The fact that
one of the most sold chairs is that disliked made me
think about the importance of design these days.
Can t we love a chair when its not a trend? What
makes us loving something? Does mass-production
destroy our ability to love an object? During my
research I started to like the qualities of the Mono-
chair. It started to get human, a kind of ugly dog who
went to a swan of perfection and hidden beauty.
Because of existence problems and the fact that the
chair is nearly not to destroy, the mono-chairs
factories are closing slowly their doors. My mission is
to make the Monoblock exciting, showing what the
qualities are in funny functional and non-functional
objects, which are all connected with each other. All
my Objects did not cost me more than 5 euros and are
made out of the original shape. Only materials and the
time do change the use, and the personal value.
A mass product gets individual.
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