Osman Mercan’s first furniture piece—a sculptural aluminum chair—explores digital tools in physical design. Created using 3D software from film, it redefines material expression.
With fluid curves contrasting aluminum’s rigidity, the chair appears frozen in motion. Its polished yet raw surface highlights the balance between digital precision and material imperfection. Lightweight yet sturdy, it pushes aluminum’s flexibility through advanced fabrication techniques.
Mercan, formerly an artistic director for Laylow, applies a cinematic approach to design. The chair emerged through an iterative digital sculpting process, blending control with spontaneity.
A video depicts the chair’s creation—metal heated, shaped, and cooled—mirroring digital craftsmanship. This sets the tone for Mercan’s studio, Age of Digital (AOD), which bridges music, digital art, and design.
AOD’s debut pairs objects with ready-to-wear pieces, making design more accessible to a digitally influenced generation. Mercan challenges traditional principles, merging architecture, cinema, and technology to reshape material objects.
