Octopus
Ottawa, Canada
2014

The Octopus chair prototype is inspired by the sea creature’s form mid-propulsion. The chair legs are shaped following the curvature of the octopus’s tentacles as it prepares to push itself forward through the ocean. Its suction cups were used as design cues, becoming both ornamentation and structural reinforcement. An exercise in wirework, steel is used to support and connect the primary wood sitting surfaces.