Analysis of Ilze's chair

Hello!
I made analysis and summary about my chair and this project.

• METHOD: 
• Sitting part: I made crochet slip stitch stripes from wool yarns in three colours inspired by Finnish traditional costume.

•  I made filling in two layers for seat to be more softer and removed old fastenings, attached fabric with stapler. I rempved all spare fabric from corners and sewed a decorative fabric seam. 

• Backseat: I used non coloured white wool for felting fabric for backseat. I attached it to chair with stapler. I made decorative tablet woven belt from wool yarns in same colours I used for chair's sitting part fabric. 

• Legs: Felted wool ''boots'' and tablet woven belts - same as for backseat. Originaly I wanted to make these woolen ''boots'' longer, but while puting chair together it seemed better to wrinkle them and made smaller. I think they go together with backseat very well.

• PRACTICAL USAGE: I think my chair is ergonomic and it is suitable for using. It is practical and decorative in same time. When I was making my design I tried to think more about how I can make it decorative and practical in the same time and not overdecorate it. In my oponion I succeeded.

• AESTHETICS and EXPRESSIVITY: As our theme and main idea was to make chair combo in very beginning we were discussing about coulours and designs and how they will go together. Idea was to show how Latvian and Finnish patterns and colours from traditional costumes, which are very valuable for our cultures, can go together and stress out similarities and differences. So that at first we selected same kind yarns in various colours which can refear to both Latvian and Finnish traditional costume and wool we can use. From selected ones I chose only three colours and during making design I tried to keep up with that. I wanted my chair to express interculturality in a very simple way. I chose not to overdecorate it and use only few techniques which also will be refeared to ancient traditional ones. I think my chair express our ideas in a good way.

• CONTEXT: I think that was great oportunity for us, exchange students to make chairs which we will leave for University. They are like a part of us and symbol for our studies here. That would be great to come back and find our chairs and remember all nice times we had here. And maybe for the people from other counrties who are coming to visit University our chairs might seem like a very interesting interiour decoration. Learning more about Finnish culture by the time I spend here gave me opportunity to compare and get to know both cultures more deeper. I think for our chair combo there is not neccesary place where they belong. They are intercultural and that means that they can work as a symbols for that sepatately and together. Personaly I would like to see them in some public place where everyone can see them and use them as well. In my opinion the best one is in the first floor near the cafeteria. There is beautyful big picture which reminds me pictures from Latvian fairytale book. That would suit to our chairs I think.

In general I am pleast with my and all chairs we made. Our collaboration together were very succesful. I think we had great time during shis course and we all reached our aims. 

Thank you very much!

Ilze.