bovist
Design Hella Jongerius,
2005
Fabric cover (70% viscous, 30% linen), polystyrene beads
Bovist, designed by Hella Jongerius, is a decorative floor pillow, stool and ottoman all in one. Fanciful embroidered motifs lend a special flair to the cover, which is sewn together out of contrasting fabrics. Tapered radial seams around the sides and a compact filling of small synthetic beads provide a comfortable seat, while a handle made of knitted yarn makes it easy to move Bovist from one place to another.
540W*540D*380H
Jongerius was born in De Meern, a village to the west of Utrecht in the Netherlands in 1963. From 1988 to 1993 she studied design at the Design Academy Eindhoven. After graduating, she worked for a few projects at Droog DesignShe taught at the Design Academy Eindhoven as head of the department Living/Atelier (1988–1993). Her clients include Maharam (New York), KLM (Netherlands), Vitra (Switzerland), IKEA (Sweden), Camper (Spain), Nymphenburg (Germany) and Royal Tichelaar Makkum (Netherlands).In 2008 Jongerius moved her studio to Berlin.
Vitra is a Swiss company dedicated to improving the quality of homes, offices and public spaces through the power of design. Following in the tradition of Charles & Ray Eames, who have influenced Vitra’s approach to sustainability in many ways, product longevity is central to the company’s contribution to sustainable development; short-lived styling is avoided at all costs. This can be seen most clearly in the classical pieces of furniture that have been used for decades, had several owners and have then even ended up as a part of a collection.