The Parchment Stool by Essesi and Saul Kim explores how a single, thin surface can be transformed into a stable, load-bearing object through folding and curvature rather than assembly. The stool is conceived from the logic of a continuous sheet, bent and creased to generate thickness, strength, and spatial presence without adding extra components.

Although its surface appears light and delicate, the structural capacity emerges from continuity and geometry. The folds are not decorative but performative, directing forces and allowing the material to negotiate between flexibility and rigidity. Structure and surface operate as one, eliminating the conventional distinction between frame and skin.

Positioned between furniture and sculptural object, the Parchment Stool emphasizes process over form. It presents sitting as an interaction with material behavior, where a planar sheet is pushed to the threshold of volume, remaining visibly thin while fully inhabiting three-dimensional space.