The Architect’s Chair competition: 5th edition reveals winning designs

What happens when architects and architecture students are asked to design a chair instead of a building? Well, see for yourself as winners have just been announced for the fifth edition of the Buildner-organized The Architect's Chair challenge.

The brief invited designers to rethink one of architecture's most familiar objects through material innovation, craftsmanship, ergonomics, and innovative conceptual thinking. Wood, cork, woven fibers, bent veneer, and modular systems all made appearances this year, with many proposals exploring repairability and sustainable fabrication. 

Missed your chance to submit your own one-of-a-kind chair design to the competition? Worry not: The next edition, The Architect’s Chair #6, organized in partnership with Stockholm Furniture Fair, is now accepting entries.

First Place: Helical by Oscar John Xavier Lahiff (Hong Kong)