Fleurt Chair

The powder-coated steel chair, by [Andrew Jones Design](http://www.andrewjonesdesign.com/), looks like a pale blue flower, its curving petals forming the outlines of the seat, back and arms. Its smooth surface is perforated with tiny, seemingly random holes that will allow the seat to dry quickly after it rains. “I tried to find a poetic response to how hundreds of chairs could make a special place, rather than just designing an object.” The conservancy will award Mr. Jones $10,000 and will fabricate 300 chairs based on his design, which also calls for four hues of blue.
[Read the full article here.](www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/nyregion/after-battery-park-contest-one-fleurt-chair-by-andrew-jones-design-is-left-standing.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0)