FELT exhibitions

New Landscape: Design Transforms Canadian Furniture

The Design Exchange commissioned four artists, designers and architects to produce prototypes for a sustainable design section of the New Landscapes exhibition curated by Rachel Gotlieb.

Design Exchange, Toronto, winter/spring 2002
Canada House, London, UK, winter 2002-03

FELT armchair
2-4-6

This chair made from industrial wool felt, designed by Kathryn Walter/FELT, is influenced by the form of its raw material which is manufactured in rolls six feet wide. The FELT armchair is designed using six linear yards to a maximum yield. This seating system is expandable and convertible. The armchair seat is the unit that can also function as an ottoman. Double it for a bench or loveseat.

- Renewable and recyclable resource
- Versatile raw material
- Low-waste production
- Convertible design