What is the reason for throwing away a chair? The style does not fit in the room anymore? Or, is the upholstery broken? The Dress Your Chair project designs a series of upholstery pieces for an accessible chair, such as Ikea Adde Chair. The series includes a set of foam undergarments and three outfits for three seasons: spring dress, autumn jumpsuit, and winter Teddy coat. They can be put on and taken off as easily as apparel. During the process of changing apparel for the furniture, people build closer emotional relationships with the things they already have.

Yumeng Gai is a furniture designer graduating from Rhode Island School of Design. In her design work, creating identities for furniture is the main concept. Furniture is creatures like other living things on this planet. They have their emotion and expectation of the world, and they eager to participate in our daily life. Yumeng is interested in building interactive relationships between furniture, humans, and the surrounding environment, and creating an environment where humans and furniture respect, love, and take care of each other. And during the interaction process, furniture enhances their unique identities.

Yumeng Gai is a furniture designer graduating from Rhode Island School of Design. In her design work, creating identities for furniture is the main concept. Furniture is creatures like other living things on this planet. They have their emotion and expectation of the world, and they eager to participate in our daily life. Yumeng is interested in building interactive relationships between furniture, humans, and the surrounding environment, and creating an environment where humans and furniture respect, love, and take care of each other. And during the interaction process, furniture enhances their unique identities.