SANAA nextmaruni chair

You might recognize the "rabbit" chair from photos of projects by SANAA (the collaborative practice of Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa), and it is likely that you have last seen it at the most recent Serpentine Pavilion which they designed. The chair, also designed by SANAA, is part of the Nextmaruni range of chairs by the Hiroshima based furniture company Maruni Wood Industries, in which renown designers are invited to design production pieces for the line. Designed in the tradition of Arne Jacobsen's series 7 chairs, the "rabbit" chair is made up of a steam bent plywood shell set onto a stainless steel leg frame. The plywood shell is spliced halfway in the middle, with the shape of the backrest looking like a pair of rabbit ears, perhaps more whimsical and easily liked than a minimalist white SANAA building.The articulation also serves an ergonomic function, diverting the pressure on the back of the a person to the side, leaving the spine free from any contact with a hard surface Wouldn't mind getting one of these for my room as a companion to the Chair_One I'm using now. Unfortunately, stockists outside of Japan are scarce and I'm too cheap to pay for shipping. And at ¥30000 each, the the chair is not particularly easy on the pocket, so for now, it'll just remain on my to-buy list.