Pedro Friedeberg (Florence, Italy, January 11, 1936) is a Mexican artist and designer of Italian, German and Jewish origins, known for his surrealist work full of lines, colors and ancient religious symbols. His best-known piece is the “Hand-Chair”: a sculpture/chair designed to sit on the palm, using the fingers as a backrest and armrest. Friedeberg began studying architecture but did not finish his studies. He began producing designs that wen ...