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Ara Thorose s cylindrical furniture is based on the width of his thigh
Ulu Group is a collection of sculptural furniture by Armenian-American designer Ara Thorose made of cylinders with the circumference of a human thigh.
Thorose measured his own legs to produce the designs, which are made of steel and foam and upholstered in wool and silk.
Top: Ulu Group is a collection of sculptural furniture. Above: Un, a green stool
The collection, which includes three chairs and a table, is the result of Thorose exploring the concept of a circle trapped inside a square. A circle is limitless, whereas a square is limited, so it s inherently problematic, the designer told Dezeen Each form is a circle traversing the cube-like spaces held by furniture, he added.