arthur bodolec with his ‘jack’ chair

french product designer arthur bodolec has created ‘jack’, a stool that can be brought to ‘life’ through a simple touch. imagining a world where objects can be woken up, given life and take form to express themselves, ‘jack’ is the first in a series of designs that transforms from an inert stool to a full functioning chair.

‘jack’ in stool mode

applying pressure to the center of the stool allows the surrounding panels to raise

sketch demonstrating the functionality of ‘jack’

second generation of ‘jack’ furniture

based on its predecessor, the second generation of ‘jack’ furniture takes the form of a flower whose petals raise upon sitting.