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Horseshoe Armchair

comments (3) October 1st, 2008 in Reader's Gallery

MBerger Matt Berger, contributor
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Horseshoe Armchair
Back View
back view shows bent back splats.
Detail of bridle joint on arm.
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Horseshoe Armchair

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The design for this chair was inspired by a 17th-century Ming Dynasty horseshoe armchair on display at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Dozens of sketches later, it took on a look more reminiscent of a chair by the Scandinavian designer Hans Wegner.

The horseshoe-shaped arm was formed with a bent lamination and is joined to the front posts with pegged bridle joints. The chair is constructed of mahogany with an upholstered seat and ebony accents.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: Reader's Gallery, chair, mahogany, ebony, upholstery, bent lamination
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Comments (3)

Rjones25 Rjones25 writes: Excellent chair!. The exaggerated bent back splats are my favorite part. They draw my eye up the chair.
Posted: 9:15 pm on December 1st

Geoffofbefferlyhills Geoffofbefferlyhills writes: Very beautiful!!
Posted: 10:52 am on December 11th

ak ak writes: So beautiful and very graceful. I can see the Wegner-esque proprtions, especially inthe angle of the back legs. Fantastic.
Posted: 11:33 pm on October 9th

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