Patio Lounger
PROJECT #2205
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Time: 2-3 Days
Cost: $250
One of the more important questions I have asked myself as a designer is: what justifies art? Does it need to be an objects ability to transcend or define space, time, and or class? Must it be utilitarian — something accessible and prudent by nature? For me, it’s something that possesses all of these qualities, and it takes the physical form of a chair.
I remember Garry Knox Bennett (a twentieth century American woodworker) once said: “chairs and shoes are the hardest things to make. They have to be light… They have to be strong…They have to be aesthetically pleasing. And they have to be comfortable.” It’s these criteria that well define the unique challenge and enduring appeal of creating a “good” chair.
Dating back as far as 2,000 years chairs, like
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