A documentary that uses the humble chair as a lens for exploring questions of design, function, and existence. Through conversations with leading architects, designers, and philosophers, the film traces how an everyday object can carry meaning within art, culture, and functionality in society. How, for example, have thinkers from Heidegger to Sartre to Nietzsche used the chair as a way to talk about being, value, and the made world.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with Niels Gammelgaard and Christian Holmsted Olesen.
Niels Gammelgaard — Renowned Danish industrial designer, known for his decades-long collaboration with IKEA and iconic furniture designs, including the JÄRPEN chair. Recipient of the Thorvald Bindesbøll Medal in 2023 and one of the protagonists of Two Chairs.
Christian Holmsted Olesen — Head of Collections at Designmuseum Danmark, design historian and curator, and author of ‘Wegner: Just One Good Chair’.