May partnered with Patrizio Gola and Guglielmo Giagnotti of Studioutte to create a special edition of the studio’s wooden ert chair — a piece rooted in strict formalism and graphic simplicity, nodding to the structural vocabulary of De Stijl.

This collaborative version, titled 001 ert x SIZED, reimagined the original chair through the lens of travel, abstraction, and personal exchange. Lacquered in cerlacca — a deep red reminiscent of sealing wax — the chair adopted a high-gloss finish that brought warmth and tension to its otherwise austere composition. The result was an object that moved beyond function: a sculptural artifact shaped by geography, friendship, and shared language across Los Angeles and Milan.

What began as a conversation between friends evolved into a meditation on movement — both literal and emotional — and the ways in which design can hold and reflect that experience.

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