concept & vision

we imagine that the perfect chair for Barbie in the 90ies needs to introduce her to the world of communication technology - Barbie sits on an old TV antenna that operates as the actual antenna for a small, bare, portable TV extracted from a 'watchman' (remember those? they came after the walkman but did not have the same luck and diffusions - precursors of our smart phones as they might have been!)

program & use

the TV antenna is pulled open to a 90 degree angle and rotated to a comfortable slant in order to hold the seat in a lounging position. It supports a small sign with a rubber pillow for her body. A bare monitor is affixed to the retractable portion of the antenna which allows one to adjust its distance from the viewer's body. The revolving movement around the antenna's base combines the primary function of intercepting signals with the rotation of the chair itself.

impact & significance

Barbie sits. Rotates her chair. Points it towards a desired information/entertainment source. Retrieves images on the monitor in front of her. Pulls it towards her when it gets interesting. Barbie in the 90s brings her plastic, ageless smoothness in contrast with the precarious and transient reality of the contemporary urban environment