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#cacti #chairs #furniture #humor #Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers

Fibrous Spikes Poke From a Humorous Pair of Cacti Chairs by Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers

April 14, 2020

Grace Ebert

“Prickly Pair Chair, Gentleman Style” (2009), 180 x 110 x 50 centimeters. All images © Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers

Before you plop down on one of Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers’s vibrant chairs, take a peek at the spine-covered seat. The Mexican designer has crafted cacti-inspired furniture for her Prickly Pair collection that blends the French Louis XV style with Mexican elements. On each pink and green chair, one or two tall shoots branch off the backs with spiny tufts secured on each button.

A few years ago, Gonzalez Wohlers added a small footstool to the humorous collection that she’s named Baby Peyote. Keep up with the designer’s spiked furniture on Facebook, and check out this artist’s piñata variation. (via The Sleep of Reason)

 

Left: “Prickly Pair Chair, LadyStyle” (2009), 180 x 90 x 50 centimeters. Right: “Prickly Pair Chair, Gentleman Style” (2009), 180 x 110 x 50 centimeters

“Prickly Pair Chair, LadyStyle” (2009), 180 x 90 x 50 centimeters

“Prickly Pair Chair, LadyStyle” (2009), 180 x 90 x 50 centimeters

#cacti #chairs #furniture #humor #Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers

 

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