Prospect Refuge X Max Zinzer Chair, 2025

Available in:
Patinated Aluminum (Patina: Green)

84.5 x 58 x 90 cm
33 1/4 x 22 7/8 x 35 3/8“
Edition 1 of 8 plus 4 AP


In their minimalist Tiss-Tiss series, the Japanese-French design duo Aki+Arnaud succinctly combine the harshness of metal with the fragile poetry of fabric. Aluminum components are sand-cast in a relief of linen fabric, with a usually loose weave fixed in rigid formations. such is the level of detail achieved by their expert casting process that the metal exhibits an illusory trompe-l’oeil effect. The distinctive patina was not conceived purely as a technical challenge, but also as a means of capturing a moment in time. Influenced by the Buddhist philosophy of impermanence, aki+arnaud transform fluid fabric into metal, as a means of preservation.