Kinky Furniture

It's actually not that kinky, only in the literal sense, I love the "parti" behind this furniture.  The German designers, osko + deichmann, created this furniture by purposefully damaging steel tubes to in order to mold them to their design.  The minimal finishes of the wooden planks combined with the industrial tubes, make for an understated design.  They call it "functional damage" and it is part of  "Prophets and Penitents: Confessions of a Chair," a showcase of 25 furniture designers in Milan. It is being held at the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, one of my favorite sites from my travels in Milan.  I remember it had a beautiful enclosed courtyard at the entrance to the church grounds, a great place to show off some cool chairs.  

Images via designboom.com

As pretty as the furniture is, I wonder how functional it is.  Isn't the durability of the steel tubes compromised by forcing dents into them?  Wouldn't be too fun sitting in one of these chairs and suddenly falling to the ground as the steel tubes give way.  Nonetheless they sure are pretty to look at, and what do I know, these are German made after all.