This project is about 15 chairs designed and made by first-year MA furniture design students.

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.

Students:
Nina Kosonen, Natalia Baczynska Kimberley, Soh Koizum, Noora Liesimaa, Gee Park, Heun Park, Katja Rouvinen, Heidi Siitonen, Marina Smirnova, Kairit Solg, Minttu Somervuori, Maiju Uski, Caius Verhe, Wesley Walters and Yizhou Zhao.