LAS SILLAS CACTUS, AKA THE PRICKLY PAIR CHAIRS
The Prickly Pair Chairs
Gentleman and Lady Style
Classic: Green & Pink
The Prickly Pair Chairs emerged from the creative perspective of a Mexican designer working in Europe, bringing together the playful contrasts of both cultural sensibilities. The project blends the bold expressiveness often associated with Mexican visual culture with the refined formal language of European design, resulting in a piece where these two worlds coexist.
At once humorous and provocative, the chairs embrace contradiction. Shapes, materials, colours and textures collide in a spirited yet harmonious composition, creating an object that is both whimsical and reflective. In doing so, The Prickly Pair Chairs challenge preconceived ideas about taste, identity and cultural aesthetics.
More than a decade after their creation, the chairs have become an iconic design piece. They have been widely published in international design media and exhibited at major design events across Europe and the Americas.
The Prickly Pair Chairs are part of several private collections—including that of Karl Lagerfeld—and have been represented by design-art galleries in Paris, Milan, New York and Mexico City. The chairs are also included in the permanent design collection of the Denver Art Museum.
SPECS
Prickly Pair Chair, Gentleman Style
Approx. Dimensions: Height 180cm x branches wide 110cm x seat high 50cm
Prickly Pair Chair, Lady Style
Approx. Dimensions: Height 180cm x branch wide 90cm x seat high 50cm
Prickly Pair Footstool
Approx. Dimensions: Height 23cm x width 36cm x depth 29cm
Materials
Fabrics: Lime Green fabric by Manuel Canovas*
Made from solid wood curved, bended and carved
Finished in Mexican Pink lead-free polyurethane paint
*Available in the colours pictured. Please contact us for bespoke alternatives.
Details & Specifications
Product Type: Furniture
Product Family: Prickly Pair
Launched: 2009
Made in the UK and Mexico City
PRICKLY PAIR TENANGO
The Prickly Pair Chairs blending culture & heritage
The Prickly Pair Chairs Tenango De Doria
Commissioned by Bergdorf Goodman NYC
Building upon the iconic Prickly Pair Chairs, this new edition introduces a vibrant dialogue between contemporary design and traditional Mexican craftsmanship.
The chairs are upholstered in Tenangos de Doria, extraordinary hand-embroidered textiles created by Otomí artisans from the town of Tenango de Doria, Hidalgo, Mexico. These remarkable embroideries are known for their lively compositions depicting fantastic animals, flowers, mythical creatures and human figures—often narrating scenes of daily life with humor and imagination.
Each textile is meticulously embroidered with cotton thread on pre-washed cotton canvas, forming richly layered visual landscapes where folklore, symbolism and storytelling intertwine. Every Tenango emerges from the intimate relationship between the artisans and the natural world, making each piece unique in both composition and narrative.
The fabrics used for the Prickly Pair Tenango de Doria chairs were specially commissioned from the Tenango Textiles Collective, supporting the work and cultural heritage of the Otomí women artisans who preserve this extraordinary embroidery tradition.
Through this collaboration, the Prickly Pair Chairs acquire a new dimension—where contemporary design meets living craft traditions, transforming the object into a celebration of cultural dialogue, color and storytelling.
SPECS
Prickly Pair Chair Tenango De Doria, Gentleman Style
Approx. Dimensions: Height 180cm x branches wide 110cm x seat high 50cm
Prickly Pair Chair Tenango De Doria, Lady Style
Approx. Dimensions: Height 180cm x branch wide 90cm x seat high 50cm
Prickly Pair Chair Tenango De Doria, Dining Chairs
Approx. Dimensions: Height 95cm x seat high 47cm x seat width 50cm
Prickly Pair Footstool
Approx. Dimensions: Height 23cm x width 36cm x depth 29cm
Materials
Royal Blue* and hand-stitched Tenangos De Doria
Made from solid wood curved, bended and carved
Finished in lead-free polyurethane paint
*Available in the colours pictured. Please contact us for bespoke alternatives.
Details & Specifications
Product Type: Furniture
Product Family: Prickly Pair
Launched: 2011
Made in the UK and Mexico City