The Shoemaker Chair by Barcelona-based Martin Azua is made of a copper frame with a single piece of leather to form the seat. The leather is punctuated by eyelets for laces so that the arms of the chair can be adjusted and folded down. In his work in general, Azua is particularly interested in the natural processes in daily life and the use of handcrafted resources in order to preserve cultural and technological diversity. He says:
Objects are usually true to some schemes and they find their identity in some pre-established premises. This chair claims its personality as a shoe and requires the care of a shoe. Often objects, as people, have problems to be what they really are.
Images: Martin Azua
