• SIT No.1 & 3 unfolded beside a wall.

    Abstractions
    in Function

    SIT Abstract by designer maker Giles Runeckles at ZOOHAUS.COM.
  • ABSTRACTIONS in FUNCTION by designer maker Giles Runeckles at ZOOHAUS.COM.
  • Sculptural Form Structural Purpose by designer maker Giles Runeckles at ZOOHAUS.COM.
  • SIT Sculptural Form Structural Purpose by designer maker Giles Runeckles.
  • Sculptural Form Structural Purpose SIT by Canbadian Giles Runeckles.
  • SIT Sculptural Form by designer maker Giles Runeckles GQRD.COM
  • Abstractions in Function, Sculptural Form, Structural Purpose by designer maker Giles Runeckles.

11 / 2024

I'm absolutely thrilled to introduce and share with you the start of my new collection SIT.

SIT No.1 chair in the living room beside a grey sofa.

The SIT collection represents some of my on-going inquiry exploring relationships with furnishings, sculptural abstraction, presentation, fashion and play.

Outline colour diagram of SIT No.1 Line diagram of SIT No.1

The very idea of saying "pull up a chair", "have a seat" or simply “sit”, can not only be taken literally, but perhaps might also offer new forms of expression and interaction.

SIT No.1 & 3 unfolded beside a wall.

This exploration has led to the notion that furnishings might transcend the obvious and take on new meaning and purpose within a variety of space and use.

SIT can hang on a wall as an abstract form, unfold for a myriad of uses, take to the streets, augment ones wardrobe, offer rest and a pause, and above all promote the universal necessity of playfulness and adaptation.

Color line drawing of SIT No.3.

I see this collection through the lens of relationships with form, aesthetics, function & play, and I’m driven by the undiscovered, the impossible and unexpected, that our hybrid new world demands.

SIT No.3 vector line drawing. SIT No.1 folded and resting on the arm of a sofa.

In keeping with my studio initiative R3 where material is reclaimed, repurposed and reborn, I’m thrilled that each SIT was hand-crafted with reclaimed wood sources and primarily finished with left-over, end of use materials.

Colour diagram SIT No.2. Outline diagram of SIT No.2 by Giles Runeckles Design. SIT No.2 colour photograph by GQRD Canada.

For more information, sales inquiries, licencing & commissions, please contact Giles directly at: info@zoohaus.com

“Products need more than pure form and function, they must speak poetically. They must be poets.”