Soft Wood Chair: Had me fooled

Yes look hard. The chair looked completely upholstered and soft but in reality it’s carved wood, made to look like an upholstered seat and back with tuftings. Clever huh? This was what designer Veronika Wildgruber had in mind when she created this line of chairs.

Soft Wood was created to illustrate how wood cannot be both soft, and comfortable. This series of chairs separates the material from its perceived  characteristics which now only become apparent on closer inspection. Soft Wood plays with reality. It shows that you cannot always rely on your perception. At first glance these are simple upholstered stools, but then you see that they are in fact crafted from wood, yet they are still as comfortable as the perceived soft chair.