Chair with Belly Button is a series of lightweight and portable chairs that allows users to utilize the spaces around them, such as stairs, floor, or piles of books, to provide a more comfortable sitting experience. The chair’s design redefines the idea of conventional seats by providing unexpected sitting options. The image of the chairs came from a dreamy scenario - a group of floppy and melting forms scattering in a space. They quietly lean against the walls and in the corners like little fellows sleeping. Each chair has its own belly button to lend a little bit of playfulness.

Originally from Taiwan, I Chao Wang is an Industrial Designer and Illustrator based in New York City. Because he has studied cross-disciplinary fields, from Fine Art to Illustration and Industrial Design, I Chao is able to apply draw out a more complex storyline in his products, imbuing his products more relevance to user's lives. I Chao received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan. In 2007, he came to New York to study Illustration and received Master of Illustration degree at Fashion Institute of Technology. Driven by the desire of making things, he further studied Industrial Design at Pratt Institute master program.

Originally from Taiwan, I Chao Wang is a New York based industrial designer, focusing on the conceptual and playful product designs that can spark creativity, such as toy designs for grown-ups. He believes that there is a child in everyone, and it is his duty to facilitate the process of re-inspiration, at the same time bring joys to our daily lives.