A few months ago, when bumping into Alejandro Aravena and asking him about his architectural contribution to the Vitra Campus - a workshop and training facility building project for the Weil premises – the Chilean architect kinda raised his left eyebrow, co-produced a subdued smile and mentioned something like this: 'the building is not yet for tomorrow, but I'm making a chair with them.' It was launched at Milan's Salone. 

Fast forward to his presentation and Aravena beamed up the visual shown here, a Paraguayan Ayoreo Indian using a strap to sit comfortably - a rope looped from his back to his knees - obtaining a hands-free, relaxed cross-legged seating position. Got the picture. The Chairless as another useful complementary accessory to our asphalt nomad travelling bag, to throw in along with the laptop, smartphone, credit card and toothbrush. A comfort-bringer while waiting for a bus somewhere or – depending on nature – planes that never arrive, in Milan or elsewhere. Who needs another four-legged variant of the seating species anyway?

For those who are jumping with joy off two legs of their chairs right now and would like to order the Chairless, you’ll have to curb your enthusiasm. Patience is needed until June, as we've learned that the first batch of Vitra's production has been sold out. By the way, good to know that Vitra shares a part of its sales with the indigenous population - supporting the Foundation for Paraguayan Indian Communities - dedicated to securing land as a livelihood.