Versioned Chairs

Versioned Chairs explores the effect of translations acted out on a series of canonical chairs.

The original design was first translated into a textual description that attempts to describe the physical characteristics of the chair as accurately as possible.

These texts were then translated back into images through sketches drawn by a group working without knowing the original reference of the text.

One of each example was then translated from sketch to 3D form and then printed as a model.

The rapid prototyped outputs are versions many times removed from their original reference. The models record the misreadings and mistranslations that occur in the process.