Does the purrfect chair exist? Maybe not, but Selby Hurst Inglefield’s (Selby HI) tufted cat furniture—made for humans–gets pretty close. Using the technique of rug hooking, she crafts seating that is modeled after kitties of all colors. The chair’s feet act as the cat’s own legs and the back of it features the creature’s large eyes, whiskers, and ears.
Selby’s use of tufting makes the chairs resemble a rug, and the results feel familiar yet totally unique at the same time. “Recently,” her artist statement reads, “the domestic space has become even more prominent in Selby’s practice due to the lockdowns. This period, enforced inside, gave her time to consider at length the interplay between objects and art and the joyful fantasies which can come from the mundane home. This thought around how objects can transform a home’s atmosphere resulted in her creating her series of cat chairs.”
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Selby Hurst Inglefield’s tufted cat furniture is made for humans.
Using the technique of rug hooking, she crafts seating that is modeled after kitties of all colors.
The chair’s feet act as the cat’s own legs and the back of it features the creature’s large eyes, whiskers, and ears.
