I walked into the studio yesterday intent on making a chair in one hour, a quick experiment just to make something and get some design juices flowing. Well, that one hour turned into seven, and a set of pretty decent chairs came out. They’re not complete yet by any means, but these impromptu prototypes are off to a satisfying start.

The Bare Bones

The backs are not permanently attached yet, and those little metal dots are
just nails to space the boards out.

Other details are still in the works, but at this point I’m thinking the seat (which is currently just a piece of floating plywood) will be padded and wrapped in blue flannel. I’m not 100% set on these boards as back rests, it will depend upon the finish I end up putting on the chair frame. I’ve been itching to spray some black lacquer, so we will see…

More to come on these guys as things get sorted out.

Cheers,
Shaun M. Baer