Assignment Week Two

The 'S Chair' designed by Tom Dixon

The 'S Chair'

Designed in 1991 by Tom Dixon, the ‘S Chair’ is elegant, flowing and an example of the continuing curve that is most definitely a result of what in design is called the “sensuous impulse”.

The Term “sensuous impulse” in generally used to describe the influence of seductive flow, natural curvature and organic smooth feminine shapes in a style of design. The Rococo Era in the eighteenth century was greatly influenced by this ‘sensuous impulse’, though the name was not given to this thought process back then.

The ‘S chair’ - designed for the company cappellini - I believe, is clearly influenced by the continuing curve and the flow of the feminine form. The smooth flow of the chair gently runs from start to finish in a never-ending cycle that portrays the sensuous curvature of the female form. This I believe is done as to relieve the chair of its dominance and give it a relaxed feel about it that in the end relates back to the ‘sensuous impulse’.