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| Midori Araki's Stump Chair |
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| Midori Araki's Stump Chair |
Representational
The visual impact of the
Representational tree stumps for the end user is that of fun and humor. The
physical reality is a welcoming and engaging experience for those who want to
explore and see the tree stumps possible function. The Representational look is combined with
the other 2 levels by engaging the user to use the tree stump for the purpose
of sitting, while also symbolizing a sense of purity and innocence with it’s
white color.
Abstract
The role of abstraction within
the design of this tree stump chair could be from the designer’s experience of
being out in the wilderness and perhaps using a tree stump for the purpose of a
chair. The impact of this function-based abstraction comes out because of the universal end-user experience of using tree stumps as chairs or stools at
some point of their life. The abstraction of what is a tree stump relates to
the representational and symbolic because of man’s primal instinct of sitting
on tree stumps when out in nature.
Symbolic
The role of this design
is meant to recreate the relative simplicity of the chairs function. The chairs
look of the tree stump creates a conversational piece that engages the user to
wonder about the origins of this design. This modern approach could communicate
to the end-user how trees were a source of inspiration for being used to
fabricate chairs. It relates to the other two levels of meaning by creating a
sense of purity and simplicity with its use of color and shape.
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