We first discovered the Relief Chair in the "Fashioning Felt" exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. (You'll find the chair on view there through September 9, 2009.) And while we've long been fans of industrial felt and its applications, this was the first we've found that does the material justice in a piece of furniture.
The Relief Chair remasters the art of sculpting, using digital fabrication and solid, renewable materials. Materials commonly associated with seating – upholstery, foam products and toxic finishes – are all supplanted with thick sheets of natural wool felt, adhered with non-toxic, water-based adhesives. The precision-cut contours of each piece of felt are aggregated into sinuous yet comfortable forms. The cascading edges create an integral pattern with both a visual and tactile effect.
The Relief Chair's contours invite the user to sit back and relax. The body of the chair is a layered assembly of medium-density wool felt sheets, adhered to each other and sleeved over an internal steel frame. The felt body and frame rest on break-formed satin-finish stainless steel legs.
The composition juxtaposes weight and weightlessness with an intrepid stance. The chair makes a statement in any room or lounge.
Please note that, since wool felt is a natural product, the color of the material may be lighter or darker from what is pictured.
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