Naucalpan, Azcapotzalco, Mexico
The inspiration for this chair lies in the first two leaves a plant produces when it germinates.
The embryo inside the seed produces two cotyledons, the two primitive leaves, which will serve as food for the new seedling. As it grows, the new leaves take on different shapes: heart-shaped, ribbon-like, with serrated edges, or simple…
This chair gives the impression of being anchored to the earth and emerging from it like a fresh spring sprout.
Sprout Chair won a Prize Design Award 2025 from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and Global Design News.
You can sit comfortably and relaxed on its first leaf; its enveloping shape adapts to the curves of the human body. The second leaf supports your back with lumbar support. It is suitable for contemplating on a terrace or in the garden, reading a book, chatting, or enjoying a drink; even if it rains, it will quickly dry out due to its organic shapes.
The sketch emerged from playing with free forms that would create a monolithic chair for both indoor and outdoor use, inspired by humanity’s innate love of nature.
Then it went to a clay model and from there to a 3D model, which was later used to generate slices cut from plywood and put them together like a puzzle to make a wooden prototype, which was also used to make it from fiberglass. This piece can be made in both materials.
Designers: Javier Senosian, Javier Senosiain Arquitectos,
México City, México
Manufacturer: Escofet México, Chetumal, México and Escofet 1886 S.A.,
Martorell Barcelona, Spain
Photographers: Alejandrta Castañeda
