Designer Spotlight: Benjamin Shine

Benjamin Shine is multi-talented designer who uses his musical, artistic and sculpting skills to create work that has been hailed as ingenious, brilliant, visionary. The above two chairs are titled Loop and 40 Winks respectively, and they play with form and silhouette to create seating that challenges common perspectives. Using single sheets of acrylic, Shine contorts them into unique shapes that are harmonious with a modern design ethos. By eliminating joints and creating smooth artful designs, Shine is able to test the boundaries of what makes a chair a chair, and what makes a chair a pieces of art.