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Ben Serkan Zararsız
Small paper model of a chair shaped like the “fi” ligature, standing on a table
Whiteboard with the “fi” ligature drawn in different typefaces and chair sketches
Whiteboard sketch: backrest in net or wood
Whiteboard sketch: backrest options and an italic version of the chair
Paper model of the fi chair from the side

Fichair

Look at the “fi” ligature long enough and it turns into a chair. In 2014 I took that thought literally: on a whiteboard I drew the ligature in a range of typefaces, from classic serif to bold grotesque, and checked which one could actually carry a person.

Then came the details, a backrest in net or wood and an italic version that leans back, and finally a small paper model on the table. Furniture for typographers, at least in miniature.