Thistle Chair is a large sculptural couch constructed from stainless steel and upholstered in the pappus-clad seeding flowers of the Artichoke Thistle. The work is driven by an interest in the brittle and inhospitable fur-like materiality of the matured thistles as well as the play between utility and complete uselessness in furniture as pure sculpture. Pit Projects is an evolving site of creative collaborations between artists Anni Hagberg and Michael Gittings. Images courtesy Pit Projects, photographer: Michael Pham.