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Four yellow chairs with stylised, face-like backs stand against a grey concrete wall. Some of the chairs are perched on white plinths of varying heights and textures.

The Simpsons in chair form from the fascinating 56th Studio

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Date
17 April 2012

Proving eclecticism and craftsmanship are not mutually exclusive, 56th Studio is a brand-new design outfit debuting three collections of unexpected furniture and products in Milan.

Winning metaphorical medals in every conceivable way is Caricature Chairs, a creative hijacking project that pulls popular culture icons, reduces them to a sum of their fundamental features and turns them into a functional and communicative objects. “Form follows story,” they say, and what could possibly be better than telling everyone your dining room set is the Simpsons family? Nothing.

Check out the rest of their portfolio for more of the same, but never same-y, fun and graphical object design.

A bright yellow chair with a jagged, sun-shaped backrest. It is set against a plain, pale blue background.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Lisa

A yellow sculpture of a scalloped arch against a pink background. Two circular forms resembling breasts are positioned in the centre of the arch.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Marge

A gold-coloured chair with a scalloped backrest featuring two embossed circles like eyes. It sits atop a white, rectangular plinth with an ornate embossed pattern.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Marge

A gold-coloured chair with a face sculpted into the backrest. The face features two round eyes and a wide, smiling mouth. It sits on a white, ornate plinth against a plain grey wall.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Homer

A 3D render of a bold, yellow sculptural form against a pale purple background. The structure features a sharp zigzag top and a large circular element with a central button-like protrusion.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Bart

A 3D render of a bright yellow chair against a pale blue background. The chair back features a jagged top edge and two round, button-tufted cushions that resemble eyes.
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56th Studio: Caricature Chairs – Bart

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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