Dimly lit and flooded Huluweens Colorcast, fear doesn't just live on the screen, but in the body. Shoulders rise. Breathing becomes shorter. Fists clench as the show's score gets tighter. It is this liminal moment between the jump scare and the exhalation that the EDGEOFYØR seat tried to embody.
Created in collaboration with Disney+ And Hulua San Francisco-based furniture studio hem has redesigned its iconic Mariposa chair into something at once skeletal and strikingly vibrant. Called the EDGEOFYØR seat, the concept piece removes nearly 80 percent of its original form, leaving only the essential structure – an exaggerated act of subtraction that reflects the loss of composure caused by fear.
“When the Disney+ team described that moment of leaning in during a scary movie – when your whole body is tense and you can't look away – we knew exactly what we were building,” says David Charne, co-founder of Fyrn. “The EDGEOFYØR seat is the furniture equivalent of a jump scare: use at your own risk.”
Fyrn has built his reputation on craftsmanship and integrity – his work is characterized by clean geometry, visible joinery and American ingenuity. But for this project, the studio ventured into the emotional ergonomics of fear. The result is a piece that questions the very premise of comfort and invites the sitter to participate in a delicate balance between familiarity and restlessness.
Crafted from solid wood with an anthracite finish, the chair's sleek silhouette is accentuated by Fyrn's patented copper bronze brackets, a nod to the precision and engineering that underlies all of his designs. And yet, what remains after the seat has all but disappeared feels less like a place to rest and more like a sculptural embodiment of anticipation.
“We wanted to create something that was unmistakably Fyrn – honest in the materials and construction – but also something that made you look twice. A chair, but not a seat,” adds Charne.
This gesture, a deliberate withholding, creates a kind of psychological charge. The sitter becomes very aware of his body, his balance and weight, as well as the subtle choreography of restraint. Fear becomes spatial and has its own architectural implications.
Working with Disney+ and their creative agency Callen, Fyrn's team translated cinematic tension into physical form and visual metaphors into visceral design. The collaboration, launching as part of Huluween, was conceived as a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the immersive nature of horror.
“Huluween on Disney+ offers the kind of horror that keeps you on the edge of your seat – so we cut out the rest,” said Zack Jerome, vice president of brand and marketing strategy for Disney+. The statement, half in jest, expresses the spirit of the piece: an encounter between craft and narrative, where humor becomes the language of design.
Since the number of pieces of the EDGEOFYØR seat is very limited, it is not intended for mass production or unconditional use. Rather, it is a meditation on what design can evoke. It turns an idiom – “on the edge of your seat” – into a physical truth and compresses metaphors into material form.
The success of this collaboration lies in how it activates the body as part of the viewing experience. Traditional furniture design puts comfort first; In the EDGEOFYØR seat, comfort is precisely what is withheld. The result is an awareness that does not border on empathy, but rather a reflection of what happens when horror stories penetrate the nervous system.
Somewhere between sculpture and satire, the EDGEOFYØR seat reminds us that good design can make us feel before we even understand why. It's a study in restraint and reaction, a seasonal haunt that celebrates both.
“Some of the best and worst designs are impressive,” reflected Fyrn. “In extreme cases, feelings are obvious, but even subtle design can subconsciously influence our emotional state. The EDGEOFYØR seat brings this truth to the extreme.”
Although the collaboration was born out of playfulness, it holds a resonance that endures. It is a testament to the persistence of stories and of objects that remain with us long after the lights have been relit. In a world where furniture is often reduced to its utility, Fyrn's latest experiment uses it as a medium for emotion – a stage for the invisible drama of the body in space. The EDGEOFYØR seat does not invite you to sit. It challenges you to do that.
To see these and other home furnishings from the brand, visit fyrn.com.
Photography provided by Walt Disney Studios.
