The piece is built on a fluid formal language and a cohesive sculptural mass that treats material as an expressive element rather than a neutral medium. The surface reflections and refined edges create a visual experience that balances delicacy and boldness at once. The designer emphasizes that the inspiration comes directly from the rhythm of the shemagh, and that the glossy finish is part of the chair’s identity, describing it as an embodiment of organic elegance and smooth, curved lines.
The Concept
The inspiration here stems from the nasfa of the shemagh, specifically that quick, sweeping motion used to redistribute the fabric across the head and shoulders, framing the folds and adjusting their direction. This everyday gesture creates a momentary wave of twisting and recoil, generating a successive rhythm of bends and swift pulls. It produces transitional moments between tension and release, and between edges that advance and others that withdraw. In the Vitturi Chair, this dynamic is translated into a continuous, flowing path a curvilinear profile that coils like an extended Arabic line. It begins low at the base, then rises and twists at the backrest, echoing the brief torsion created by the shemagh flick at the fabric’s edges.
The inspiration here stems from the nasfa of the shemagh, specifically that quick, sweeping motion used to redistribute the fabric across the head and shoulders, framing the folds and adjusting their direction. This everyday gesture creates a momentary wave of twisting and recoil, generating a successive rhythm of bends and swift pulls. It produces transitional moments between tension and release, and between edges that advance and others that withdraw. In the Vitturi Chair, this dynamic is translated into a continuous, flowing path a curvilinear profile that coils like an extended Arabic line. It begins low at the base, then rises and twists at the backrest, echoing the brief torsion created by the shemagh flick at the fabric’s edges.
the nasfa of the shemagh that quick, sweeping motion used to redistribute the fabric across the head and shoulders, framing the folds and adjusting their direct.
Tawashuj Mirror
