By Katherine Luck

What happens when a mixed-media artist and an interior designer collaborate to create a one-of-a-kind chair? Will it become art, or will it still be something you can sit on?

That’s the line of questioning that led to the Chair Project Group Show, a partnership between Seattle Design Center and Pratt Fine Arts Center that teamed up artists and designers to create unexpected versions of the everyday household item.

“The idea started for me a little more than a year ago, wondering how we could create a dialogue between the art world and the design world,” said Craig Cross, marketing manager at Seattle Design Center. “For our industry, a chair is an iconic project. ... I was curious to see how many would come back looking like chairs.”

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