Sahil Volvaikar

Morpho – Adaptive Interactive Chair for Sustainable Living

Every home, or a workplace is filled with chairs — dining chairs, office chairs, lounge chairs, reading nooks — every one of them created for a single purpose. The majority of these chairs all eventually make it to the dumpster, not because they're broken, but because they no longer fit our needs or spaces. The continuous cycle of replacement fuels waste, strains resources, and adds to a permanent environmental footprint.

Morpho was born from a disarmingly simple, yet powerful idea: what if one chair could do it all? By combining sustainable design, modular parts, and smart technology, Morpho conforms to a wide range of activities — from focused work to relaxed lounging — without the need for multiple pieces of furniture.

Its shape is driven by real human needs. Through surveys of 60 people and in-depth interviews with 10, common themes emerged: people wanted comfort, adjustability, and sustainability, but also a chair that would accommodate diverse tasks without being complicated or fragile. Morpho addresses these needs through motorized adjustment, posture-sensitive haptic feedback, and gentle vibration reminders that encourage healthy sitting.

Conceived to be constructed from sustainable materials and a subtractive manufacturing process, Morpho is designed to be assembled by the user. Not only does this reduce shipping costs and production waste, but it also involves the owner with the object on a more personal level. Modularity also enables the repair, upgrading, or replacement of parts — extending the life of the chair much longer than that of conventional furniture.

In a world where thoughtful consumption is more important than ever, Morpho is a way to live better with less. It's more than a chair — it's a step towards wasting less, making sustainable choices affordable, and creating furniture that evolves along with the individuals who sit in it.