Jasper Morrison designs Kali chair to fund African orphanage
Stockholm 2015: this wooden chair by British designer Jasper Morrison was created for use in a Tanzanian orphanage and will be sold to fund the centre's development.
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Comissioned by Swedish furniture brand Offecct, the Kali chair comprises a simple laminated wooden seat on top of a wooden frame and round lathed legs. and is available with or without upholstery on the seat and back.
It was created by Jasper Morrison for use in the first of a series of buildings constructed at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in northern Tanzania.
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The cluster will eventually include an orphanage, a school, offices, and homes for children and aid workers in the area.
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Morrison's chair will also be sold internationally, with part of the revenue going directly to non-government organisation ECONEF and put towards the continued development of the orphanage.
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Currently made in Sweden, the chair was designed using techniques that make it possible to bring production to northern Tanzania in the future – creating local work opportunities.
For this reason, the type of wood and upholstery used in its construction has been left open.
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"Kali was designed with a somewhat low technical aspect to allow the possibility of it being produced locally later on," said Jasper Morrison. "The character of the chair is slightly educational without being boring, I hope, and necessarily designed to have a long life."
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The project is part of Offecct's ongoing collaboration with ECONEF and marks the first time the brand has worked with Morrison, whose previous designs include the iconic Air Chair – a lightweight stackable seat made from one piece of injection-moulded polypropylene.
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"We are very pleased to be working with Jasper Morrison. He understands the importance of this project," said Offecct CEO Kurt Tingdal.
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"We have supported ECONEF since 2013 and by creating this chair we can contribute something that is physical, something that can be used straight away, besides offering monetary support."
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Based in both Sweden and Tanzania, ECONEF's African branch is run by orphanage owner Caroline Nicholas.
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Located in Jua Kali, outside the city of Arusha, the organisation aims to improve the standard of living for orphans in the area.
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The Kali chair will be presented at the Stockholm Furniture Fair from 3 to 7 February.