The typical seat is imagined as a static entity, designed to support the body in a linear fashion. Plit chair proposes a novel way to support the dynamically shifting body weight and changing postures of the user. The seating surface is split on the vertical axis to create two sides that react to the user weight independently as they re-adjust their pose. Instead of dictating an ideal posture, Plit chair conforms and warps. The continuous flowing curves, flexible materials, and the prominent abstract rift in the center communicate an impression of fluidity, independence, and leniency.

Kutay Guler is an award-winning, NCIDQ licensed interior architect and academician based in Manhattan, KS. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Bilkent University – Turkey, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design in 2006 and 2009 respectively. He joined Kansas State University, Department of Interior Architecture and Industrial Design in 2018. His research focuses on the intersection of environmental design dynamics and digital tools. His papers were published in leading high impact journals such as Computers & Education, Journal of Simulation, Museum Management & Curatorship. He authored the book Simulating Visitor Behavior and edited the book volume titled Contemporary Issues in Housing Design, both published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. He has also pursued a freelance design career since 2006, during which he completed over 60 commercial and residential interiors along with numerous industrial design, landscape design, and architectural visualization projects for an international clientele.

Plit Co. is a furniture and fixture design company formed by Kutay Guler in 2020. The company specializes in concept driven design of cutting edge contemporary furniture that test the boundaries of form, structure, materiality, and manufacturing methods.