Spike Chair

Spike Chair is built around a visual contradiction.

The seat and back are formed from a series of individual rods, recalling a bed of nails. Together, however, they follow the curves of the human body and create the surface on which the user actually sits.

The aggressive becomes ergonomic.

The base is constructed from welded tubular steel and a three-millimetre steel plate, while the upper section is made from turned ash components.

The materials reinforce the same tension as the form: industrial metal beneath a more tactile wooden structure.

Spike first makes you question whether you want to sit down.

Then the act of sitting becomes part of the story.

Spike Chair is a chair design by the Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, dated 2013. The work is produced by Gallery Pascale, which manufactures and distributes it, while the design originates in Lervik’s studio. In the portfolio it is listed under chairs.

Alexander Lervik is a Swedish designer whose work spans furniture, lighting, product design and collectible design. His practice combines function, storytelling, technology and conceptual experimentation, moving between industrial production, limited-edition objects and design art. He trained at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and runs his studio in Österlen in the south of Sweden.

The project belongs to a body of work that is represented in museum collections including Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and that has been covered by international design and news media. Related works can be found through the furniture, lighting and collectible design pages and in the complete portfolio.