The Puppy chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 2003 and produced exclusively by Magis. Inspired by a highly successful collaborative event in Miami, XTRA invited 12 artists in support of the Singapore Design Festival 2007, to customize Puppy for a charitable auction in aid of Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD). It was an open brief – the chair was essentially a blank canvas for us to work upon.
“Catch” sees our imagined Puppy at play, leaping up to nip a giant frisbee from the air. Our Puppy is not a stray, as evidenced by its elegant collar formed by crossing a leather strip imprinted with our logo, to form an ‘X’ as a subtle reminder of our collaboration with XTRA.
The steel tray ‘frisbee’ is powder coated to withstand rust, ready to accompany Puppy and master indoors or outdoors.
All 12 completed “puppies” were exhibited at XTRA (Park Mall) from 28 Nov - 8 Dec 2007, and thereafter at Page One VivoCity from 9 Dec - 18 Dec 2007.
The steel tray ‘frisbee’ is powder coated to withstand rust, ready to accompany Puppy and master indoors or outdoors.
All 12 completed “puppies” were exhibited at XTRA (Park Mall) from 28 Nov - 8 Dec 2007, and thereafter at Page One VivoCity from 9 Dec - 18 Dec 2007.
XTRA (Singapore)
XTRA was established in 1989 in response to the growing need for designer products in the emerging Singapore economy. As the acknowledged leader in designer furnishing retail, it is also seen as an advocator of design excellence through its ongoing efforts to invite international designers for conferences in forums in Singapore. The company has since diversified into XTRA Designs, XTRA Office and XTRA Contract, with offices in Singapore and Malaysia.
www.xtra.com.sg
XTRA was established in 1989 in response to the growing need for designer products in the emerging Singapore economy. As the acknowledged leader in designer furnishing retail, it is also seen as an advocator of design excellence through its ongoing efforts to invite international designers for conferences in forums in Singapore. The company has since diversified into XTRA Designs, XTRA Office and XTRA Contract, with offices in Singapore and Malaysia.
www.xtra.com.sg
