In this work, we were interested in exploring exoskeletons and skin. Thinking about the elemental structures that support a body, we considered the cocoon of protection that is employed to allow new life and development. The Hide Chair has a cold functionality, an upright and stately shape, and coupled with something organic, a warmed sense of life in its center. We highlighted the sand gain texture on the aluminum frame to show the means of its growth, as well as its history as the earliest form of metal forming. Here, we are looking at what is left behind. A dried skin and recycled aluminum; having held previous function and repurposed to show their elemental completeness. The metal frame was cast using old aluminum machine parts. Eleven parts were cast and then welded together. The rawhide was found in New Mexico and brought back to New York, where it was cut into its continuous shape, buffed and oiled.

We would dream to see this on RHONY.