Knit!

Ofset Chair

Ana Kraš

Ofset Chair

Multidisciplinary artist Ana Kraš has created Ofset Chair for Knit!. Ofset Chair sees six quadrilateral planes upholstered in an assortment of Kvadrat Febrik knitted textiles: Uniform Melange, Gentle 2, Mosaic and Sprinkles. Together, they form a design that plays with the typology of waiting room chairs – all overlapping facets and strict right angles. Textures and colours are contrasted with each other to achieve a complementary, harmonious effect that subtly recalls and updates the atmosphere of a waiting room.

Rather than showing off Ofset Chair’s upholstery in a traditional way, Kraš has covered all the seams and stitchings with frames. This way, the composition and feel of the individual textile becomes the focus of each frame, lending the knitted surface the quality of a painting. Furthermore, the linear patterns created by the frames connect Ofset Chair to Kraš’s wider practice, in which the line is a key motif.

The knitted textiles are different in this way because they are so rich in texture and it almost feels that they move in this way that are alive.

- Ana Kraš

Ana Kraš

Ana Kraš is a multidisciplinary artist based in New York. Graduating from the University of Applied Arts in Belgrade with a degree in furniture design, Ana exhibited her final project at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Ana’s work explores textiles and surfaces in both art and furniture projects. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide, and featured in international publications. Ana’s work explores textiles and tactile surfaces in both art and furniture projects.