Monobloc tells the story of the best-selling piece of furniture of all time. Estimates claim there are a billion of these cheap plastic chairs in use all over the world. This unassuming chair threatens our environment and good taste but is indispensable for millions of people to whom a chair is a chair and nothing more. This is the tale of an object viewed through a critical eye on globalisation - a story that spans functionality and beauty, capitalism and sharing, consumption and recycling.
The chair that conquered the world
Monobloc tells the story of the best-selling piece of furniture of all time. Estimates claim there are a billion of these cheap plastic chairs in use all over the world. This unassuming chair threatens our environment and good taste but is indispensable for millions of people to whom a chair is a chair and nothing more. This is the tale of an object viewed through a critical eye on globalisation - a story that spans functionality and beauty, capitalism and sharing, consumption and recycling.
With a quirky tone and stylised photography, Hauke Wendler manages to make a seemingly banal subject quite exciting. A world tour that looks at the sometimes crucial utility of an everyday object.
Trailer on Youtube / Vimeo
90 min / German, English, Italian, French, Luganda, Hindi, Portuguese with English subtitles
2021 / Germany / by Hauke Wendler
A collaboration of Design Friends & Luxembourg City Film Festival (13th edition from 02.03. - 12.03.2023).
Design Friends Members have access to a free ticket (as long as places are available).
Please book your free ticket here: https://my.weezevent.com/screeningmonobloc
Non-Members must book their ticket on www.luxfilmfest.lu
(Ticketing will open on 10.02.2023. Individual Ticket: 9,50€ / Discount Ticket (-18, Students, +65): 7€ / Festival Pass: 50€)
