Trosne - Hors Studio x Emmanuel Hugnot
Convective 3D printed chair.
In response to the examples proposed by architect Philippe Rahm in the manifesto «Le style Anthropocène», Hors-studio and Emmanuel Hugnot chose to create a convective chair.

“Warm air is lighter than cold air, so it rises to the top, while cold air falls to the floor. The convective chair allows you to rise when it’s cold, to place your body in the heat accumulated under the ceiling.” (1)

Combining their skills; parametric design for Emmanuel Hugnot and biomaterials creation for hors-studio, “Trosne” is a proposal for a modular high chair, 3D printed on a large scale in Leatherrock.
The 3D printing process saves materials and makes for a modular assembly system. The chair can be arranged in several tiers, moving away from the ground as the seasons change.
Beyond its use, the chair’s manufacture involves a material with a very low carbon impact, composed of leather scraps and a mineral binder. The material combined with the manufacturing process is a sobering proposition for our interiors. “Trosne” opens the way to other types of material made from waste (with fibrous properties) and a mineral binder. As part of this research, the chair may soon be available in textile, paper and byssus waste.
Printed with the expertise of XtreeE.

(1) - From Philippe Rahm’s Manifesto “Le Style Anthropocène” - 2023.

Photo Credits : Ella Perdereau

Process video by Hors Studio