Furniture
THE LEANING PAIR
2015
Chair
White Oak, Cherry
27.5" × 15.7" × 31.5"
Category
Medium
Dimensions
A playful act of personification drives the form—two tilted backs reading as two people leaning into each other. The chair is intentionally uneven: one side rests on slender legs while the other resolves as a planar mass, paired in White Oak and Cherry to suggest two different bodies. By translating shared support into structure, the object feels quietly friendly—almost companionable.
From Gesture to Object
Motivation: The Verb “To Lean”
The project begins by observing the instinct to lean—transferring weight to something else in search of ease, support, and quiet comfort.
Abstraction: Posture into Geometry
The passive “wall” is removed and replaced by mutual support. Two figures leaning back-to-back are translated into a simple geometry—unstable alone, structurally complete together.
Realization: Asymmetry & Harmony
The chair is intentionally uneven: one side becomes slender legs, the other a planar mass. White Oak and Cherry—different grain, tone, and weight—stand in for two different people, held together by a single gesture. The bold tilt creates tension, and that tension is what brings the pair into balance.
