Post & Rung
The title references post and rung chairs of the Early American and Appalachian tradition. Each wood component was split out of an ash log and shaped with an axe, draw knife and spoke shave. When the moisture content of the legs is higher than the rungs, the wood will shrink and tighten the joint, as illustrated in Jenny Alexander’s Chair from a Tree.
Skin and Bones was designed and built during a summer Furniture and Design Program at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad, 2019. While immersed in the history of functional theory in Scandinavian Design, a small lounge chair emerged. The joinery was designed to replicate joints and bends of the human body.
One-Armed Windsor
White Oak
18 x 18 x 32”
