About This Artwork
Tokujin Yoshioka
Japanese, born 1967
Honey-Pop Armchair2001
Honeycomb-paper construction
79.4 x 81.3 x 81.3 cm (31 x 32 x 32 in.) (unfolded)
Restricted gift of the Architecture & Design Society, 2007.111
Architecture and Design
Not on Display
Tokujin Yoshioka enjoys investigating how materials perform under new circumstances. Made from layers of glassine, a traditional type of paper used for lanterns, bonded together with glue, Honey-Pop Armchair is constructed by opening the layers of paper like a Christmas decoration to create a three-dimensional object. The final form is made when the designer sits on the opened paper, his imprint creating the seat. The honeycomb composition gives the design its strength.