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More than just something to sit on

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Designer Freeman Lau Siu-hong sits on some of his best ideas - chairs.

But they're not your everyday kind of chairs. His designs are intended to prompt thought rather than be used simply as a place to rest.

One of his more unusual pieces - a monster, 6-metre long, 2.5-metre high and 1.6-metre wide outdoor wooden rocking chair - was the only exhibit in the recent Times Square 'Chair Play' exhibition.

'The chair is big, because I want to create an impact. It is an outdoor chair and I hope people also can see it from a distance,' says Mr Lau.

The chair, which a furniture manufacturer took a month to make, has two facing seats and looks like a children's seesaw.

The size of the chair means you are forced to think about it rather than just sit or play on it.

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