. >> this is henning wotzel- herber. he lives in hamburg and is partial to chairs. more precisely, the monobloc c hair. >> plastic chairs are basically like people. all people are alike but different. and all plastic chairs are alike but different. they have different shapes, colors, and sizes, and in the end, they are somehow all the same. >> a chair has to have specific characteristics to be considered a monobloc. it has to be injection molded and made of polypropylene. these plastic chairs have been produced the world over since the 1970's. their exact origin is vague. a patent was never applied for. some people assume they originated in france. others in italy or the u.s. two reasons explain their success. they are light and they are stackable. >> the plastic chair is definitely a global object. whether it is an object of globalization is not seriously disputed. that is not why it is so fascinating, provides an excellent opportunity to collect pictures of plastic chairs from all over the world. >> weather in norway, cuba, or a workplace in rwanda, plastic chairs