Pias Picks: these objects are all ears
27.9.2021
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson
I like many things, but my apartment can’t fit them all. So, many products end up in my watch list instead of my shopping cart. This time, I’ve added accessories and furniture that will have you pricking up your ears.
Walls have ears, as the saying goes. But lately, I get the impression that more eavesdroppers have joined them. Take the «Amenna» vase by Kave Home or the «Irie» flower pot by Bloomingville, for example. Their handles resemble ears – «Muses» by Ferm Living even has three of them.
Maybe it's because I’ve been all about pareidolia for some time. However, not only vases have grown ears.
In German-speaking countries, armchairs with two ear-like cushions in the head area have been referred to as «Ohrensessel», or «ear armchairs», since the 17th century. At that time, the «ears» served as protection against drafts. That’s why the armchairs were often positioned in front of the fireplace. Today, these armchairs serve as noise protectors in lounges or open-plan offices. One of the most popular design icons is the «Egg Chair» by Fritz Hansen. It was designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1958 for the lobby area of the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Its padding in the head area shields you from the sides and back, making it the perfect haven for your reading corner.
Back to other eavesdropping accessories. It’s hard to say where this trend emerged. After all, ears on vases and other objects don’t serve the same purpose as they do on armchairs. At most, they serve as handles nobody really needs.
That's why ears on design objects do one thing above all: radiate character. Sure, there’s no real need for decoration. But personally, I prefer my life with decoration that makes me smile every time I look at it.
Pia Seidel
Senior Editor
Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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