In response to the social distancing requirements of the Covid-19 pandemic, Melbourne designer Holly Board in association with partner Peter Grove of BoardGrove Architects, has designed a stool that can be configured as socially distant or together for those in a bubble.
A minimal construction of intersecting planes is charming thanks to its asymmetry and the way each stool seems to have a pair of outstreched arms. As well as creating an interesting profile, these ‘arms’ are functional – each Stool Dolly can be positioned in two states: at ‘arm’s length’ (1.5m), or interlocked.
The design was inspired by children’s paper dolls that connect in a long chain with linking arms as can be seen in Holly Board’s gorgeous paper models and sketches.
The design has been released by the Naomi Milgrom Foundation as part of the MPavilion 2020 stool commission in collaboration with Melbourne Fringe Furniture’s Gender Equality Initiative.
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