Pierced Furniture

Dorothea Egger
 
Pierced Furniture
chairs with functional decor
2012

chair 1 
80 x 40 x 40 cm
wood, ring piercing, short barbell
chair 2  
90 x 45 x 45 cm
wood, cushion, horseshoe piercing
chair 3
85 x 43 x 43 cm
wood, barbell piercing
table
58 x 50 x 60
wood, ring piercing

The great advantage of used furniture – that is, furniture set out on the side of the street or found at flea markets – is not only its mostly very low (or non-existent) price alone, but also the massive signs of wear and tear, allowing the new owner completely new ways of treating the furniture than would be possible with new, high-quality pieces. Stains, scratches, or painted decorations are not an issue here; at best, such signs of intensive use deepen the new relationship. They gradually change the originally foreign patina into an entirely personal aura. Dorothea Egger applies a special treatment to her pieces of furniture: she pierces them. The idea, however, is not merely to decorate these chairs, tables, and chests of drawers, but to assign them an additional functional quality. After all, the rings, bars, and horseshoes adjusted to the size of the furniture provide excellent hangers for jackets, bags, and who knows what else. The holes necessary for fixing them are the smallest problem – at least, they do not significantly reduce the furniture's value.

Pierced Furniture

Pierced Furniture