Chair Sonamics




Can Chairs influence human relations?
What messages are we sending out depending on how we sit on chairs?
How would we react sitting on chairs whith impossed messages to us?
Chair sonamics studies (Chair Social Dinamics)
the messages we are sending out when we are sitting.




Photo / Esteban Gomez


The sprinter
The person leans forward while seating. one leg is pulled back and the hands rest on the chair or the knees. Preparedness / the person has negative attitude and is ready to end the conversation. let’s move on.




Photo / Esteban Gomez


The Recliner
The body is open and leans back relaxed. Self Confidence / the person is relaxed and feels good.
Explanation / An open posture makes us vulnerable. we open our selves, if we have nothing to fear and feel self - assured.




Photo / Esteban Gomez


The knee pointer
The legs are crossed and one knee points in a direction. Interest / the person is intersted in the person pointed at (I want to learn more about you). Our knee shows the direction the person is attracted to.  The attraction may be towards a person, an object or an exit. If the knee poits away from something / someone, it functions as a barrier.




Photo / Esteban Gomez








Konstfack / Introduction and broadenig of perspectives
Tutors / Martin Avila, Loove Brooms
Year / 2019