The Egg & The Slug
Material-Led Furniture Inspired by Living Systems
The Egg & The Slug is a seating concept inspired by the quiet interdependence of overlooked natural forms of the gliding slug and the protective egg. The design reflects how the simplest organisms and structures, often taken for granted, sustain ecosystems through cycles of motion, incubation, and renewal. At its core, this is an act of material dialogue, where softness and structure converge to tell the story of overlooked ecologies.
Mimicking Egg & Slug
The Egg & The Slug concept is part of a broader exploration into overlooked ecologies — translating the slug’s gliding movement and the egg’s quiet resilience into forms for seating.
By abstracting these natural components, the project investigates how motion and incubation can inform surface, structure, and spatial experience. Though modest in scale, it speaks to larger cycles: continuity, fragility, and interdependence
Concept Sketch
A low, biomorphic base recalls the tactile softness and flowing trail of the slug, while the smooth ovoid backrest embodies the calm resilience of the egg. Together, they create a dialogue between movement and stillness, fragility and strength.
Process Highlights
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Component studies abstracting slug (movement, tactility) and egg (form, structure)
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Iterative foam and digital modeling to refine ergonomics and proportion
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Material exploration of soft upholstery and rigid shell contrasts
Ideation
The seating surface of The Egg & The Slug is shaped through a process that combines tactile softness with sculptural presence.
The slug-inspired base is upholstered to evoke organic motion, supple yet resilient, while the egg backrest is cast in fiberglass or acrylic,
its smooth finish amplifying contrast and calm.
Materials:
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Upholstered base with gel inserts and memory foam
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Fiberglass or cast acrylic egg backrest, matte or satin finish
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Powder-coated steel or aluminum armature, non-slip feet
The project explores how translating these elemental relationships into furniture can bring the rhythms of nature into contemplative, human-scaled spaces.
The Egg & The Slug
Single Seater
The seating concept is developed in two scales:
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Single-Seater is compact, upright form emphasizing intimacy and individual presence.
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Single-Seater: 32” H × 20” W × 24” D, Egg Ø 16”
Double Seater
The seating concept is developed in two scales:
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Double-Seater is wider, grounded form emphasizing shared presence and communal dialogue.
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Double-Seater: 28” H × 48” W × 30” D, Egg Ø 20”
The Egg & The Slug is a study in overlooked ecologies where movement and stillness converge through the quiet logic of living systems. It invites us to dwell within elemental forms, to see fragility not as weakness but as structure, and resilience not as excess but as design.