Kokon Furniture by Konings & Bey
Jan Konings and Jurgen Bey
Kokon Furniture, 1997
Old wooden chairs and tables are wrapped in PVC synthetic fibres that shrink to form a taut, elastic skin around the frames, transforming examples of “desolate furniture” into ghostly new forms. Smooth PVC skin preserves the shape but hides texture, creating a uniform, sculptural look.
Each item tells a story — a chair becomes a cocoon, a chair-table hybrid suggests function and play.
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Double‑Chair: Two wooden dining chairs merged under a single PVC skin — its sculptural silhouette emphasizes hybridity.
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Table‑Chair: A chair with integrated tabletop — shows the playful assembly of functions.
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Long‑Chair & Wall‑Chair: Other expanded forms in the series, demonstrating versatility and narrative materiality.
The Kokon furniture range consists not so much of prototypes; it is a range of unique pieces: familiar domestic objects get new identity through material deformation.
