November 28, 2018

Acapulco chair — Berlin Mitte 266/365


This is one of the cool spots in Berlin for freelancers next to Checkpoint Charlie. It’s incredible to see the success of the Acapulco chair, which has become ubiquitous around the world. I remember it from my childhood as something that was simply there, like the Carta Blanca chairs and table of tin. A number of designers are profiting from this anonymous design, people charging a lot for a piece of furniture which used to be self made by the low-income classes. It’s hard to know its origins because it developed naturally in a non-design, non-hipster environment.



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