Evolution of a Chair
A long time client and friend commissioned us build a custom dining table made from rare slabs of American Black Walnut that were nearly 200 years old. The challenge: How do you find chairs to go with that? You have the same craftsmen who built your table build your chairs. The design process started by crafting a design that utilized all of the remnants of the 200-year old slabs for the chairs. Remnants, by definition, are small, so the design had to make use of small parts.
The first draft of the chair design did just that. But small and lightweight failed to complement the heavy table. After several more iterations of design, the chair became just what the client wanted.