Installation

Haystack 2.0 is an outdoor modular furniture made from reused materials for Polygon Live 2022. Polygon Live is a colossal polygonal structure with the hyper definition of 360-degree sound and visual experience. It is set to bring immense multi-sensorial reality to any being entering the space. Given the trust to design a chill-out area for this stage, our main goal is to create a space where people can put their sensorial reception to rest. A space where you can relax your body and mind before returning to the zone.

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Haystack is probably the most common form of seating you often see at a music festival. It is cheap, ready to use, and environmentally friendly. It became our challenge to design a seating that has all the key qualities that make Haystack so popular - but more fun. Haystack 2.0 was born from the marriage of used vinyl banners and off-cut foam from sofa production. We used the vinyl banners to make outer pillow sleeves. Vinyl is a durable and waterproof material that is suitable for outdoor use while giving an eclectic aesthetic from its print. The off-cut foam was used as pillow stuffing to provide the perfect comfort for the chill-out area. There are 2 types of pillow modules and they can form countless types of seating. For this event, we created 8 types of seating in which each one suggesting its unique kind of social interaction. 

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As a pillow module, Haystack 2.0 is easy to transport, store, and reuse. In various spatial arrangements and different types of stuffing materials, Haystack 2.0 becomes a performative object that engages with the human body and social interaction in music festivals.

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Featured in Polygon Live at Wonderfruit Festival 2022. Pattaya, Thailand.

 

Created in collaboration with Michal Jurgielewicz.

Special thanks to Kamon, Ying, Nico, Tim, Sui, and Amir for your amazing energy in volunteering to help bring them to life.