THE SHOPHOUSE is pleased to collaborate with NUOVO, a high-end furniture and lifestyle showroom, to present CHAIR, co-curating a selection of rare vintage chairs and contemporary artworks.
 
Chairs make up part of our everyday life, and often assimilate into one’s life receiving little attention. It sits quietly in the corner of the living room or in a group around the dining table listening to conversations. However, it is the indistinctive and universal characteristic of chairs that proves their importance. From ancient to modern times, the nature of chairs remains unchanged: to sit a person. It is the ordinary nature of chairs that witnesses the change in society and technology.

The exhibited pieces were selected from the ‘Archive Collection’, dating back to 1987 by NUOVO when they first opened. According to Pak Man Lee, the successor of NUOVO collection, furniture was often judged solely on its functionality in the early days. With the rise of online marketplaces such as Rarify and 1stDibs, the history and stories behind them are now accessible to the public. Unlike in the past, chairs are free from class and status, and become the embodiment of one’s life and philosophy.

Gallery address: 4 Second Lane, Tai Hang