Designer Alexander Wang debuts a furniture collection with a Rs 54,000 beanbag chair

American fashion designer Alexander Wang, renowned for his urban, chic, trend-setting styles, has jumped on the furniture design bandwagon. He has debuted a three-piece furniture collection for Italian brand Poltrona Frau.

The creative director of French house Balenciaga has unveiled the new collection comprising of a brass-footed beanbag chair in inky black shearling, a second version in leather and a companion bar cabinet, wrapped in squares of jet-black shagreen, that opens to reveal jagged brass shelves. True to his signature style, the 30-year old designer has effortlessly blended luxury with street-style. Giving his creations a Wang-touch, the $8,800 (Rs 54,000 approx) beanbag chair’s base stands on nine sides, unlike the usual symmetrical eight. Also the bar is crafted to swivel on luggage-style wheels.

The designer emphasised the urge to add oomph to the everyday product. Wang said to The Wall Street Journal, “It’s banal, an everyday item. We always had them in the TV room. But I like to recontextualise what is banal, what is luxurious. To make it with Poltrona, that just completely changes it. And yet at the end of the day, it’s still a beanbag chair.” He added, “I love that.”

Always keen to try his hand at furniture, Wang has, over a period, developed a taste for exotic finishes and the furniture designed by Karl Springer, Milo Baughman and the like.