Made strong: This chair is designed to be as structurally strong as possible. To achieve this every piece is fixed together using traditional mortice and tenon joint techniques. The cross-bar design of the seat pad base locks into place to create an incredibly stable, solid ash chair.
Made Mindfully: The many hours Henry has spent considering every detail on this chair speak to his care to ensure this piece treads as lightly as it can in its production. The seat pad retaining its full width of timber for example utilises every part of the timber, the wide flat surfaces require less wasteful sanding and using square leg profiles rather than turned, for example, significantly reduces material wastage.
Made to move in: The Kiln chair is designed to be generous and open. Stretcher free legs speak to our aim to allow you movement and flexibility on this chair. You may be sitting but we want you to feel free to find your own space within this chair. There are no restraining spars, scooped seat areas or sharp edges here, it’s all about having the space to move.
Made beautiful: Often overlooked, the back of a chair is arguably as important as its front. It’s the side that’s most seen at a table and as such needs a s much love if not more. During the design process Henry realised that a merit of running the square legs up into the back rest of the chair on a 45 degree angle was the creation of the diamond shaped profile as they met the backrest. The legs blend seamlessly into the raked back rest and perfectly showcase the natural grain of the leg timber. Lined up along a table they are an elegant and understand design detail we just love.
A matter of balance: Every leg is fitted with our simple but ingenious levelling corks. This help protect the chair leg from damage, the floor from any possible marks and scratches and offer a quick and simple adjusting solution for uneven floors. Whilst most manufacturers use hard plastic feet to this end, we knew there must be a better way. Henry’s cork and penny solution is one of our proudest innovations – a simple, sustainable solution that will work forever (and is of course much more fun to replace!)
