The 'Nest' high chair was originally designed in 2002 and shown at DesignEX in Melbourne and 100% Design in London the same year. With its scooped-out plastic seat and detachable tray for babies and toddlers, the chair is also convertible to an all-purpose low chair for older children by removing the tray and the metal column supporting the seat. 'Nest's' stylish 'sixties' look, practicality and stringent safety features, made it an immediate success and it subsequently won an Australian Design Awards 'DesignMark' as well as the Design Institute of Australia's Furniture Design Award in 2003.
Since 2002 the design of the chair has been through a number of modifications to improve its functionally and aesthetically and is now manufactured in the United Kingdom with a worldwide distribution.
Sally Dominguez is a Sydney architect. After the birth of her first child she established Bug Design with friend Susan Burns in 2001 to design products for babies and young children. Acquisition of the 'Nest' high chair and its later versions and component prototypes will enable representation of this important example of contemporary local design in the collection as well as provide an opportunity in future exhibitions to demonstrate the lengthy process of experimentation and modification often necessary to arrive at a final, successful design.
The highchair was designed by Sally Dominguez of Bug Design in Sydney between 2002 and 2004. Final version of the chair is made by Mozzee, a UK company. The polyethylene seat shell is made using rotation moulding technology.
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